Saumur
Travel Blogs from Saumur, France
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Los Cholos salen de Cholet - un dia en el campo
Hoy, fuimos en el coche y visitamos muchos sitios en la region (algunas veces vimos cosas por habernos equivocado en la carretera). El primer sitio fue un pueblo pequeño donde la unica cosa que hicimos fue sacar fotos de una iglesia. Pero... el dia ...
Four days in the Loire Valley
... of the chateaux so we checked it out thoroughly and we were all very impressed. Checked into a KeyCamp/motorcamp in Saumur nearby (after a 2 hour detour to try and buy sheets and towels for our mobile home accomodations in Europe – we ...
Fog on the Loire
... and olives from the Boulangerie this morning was fabulous; they're becoming a fixture. It also remined me of just how expensive France is at a £1:e1 exchange rate. A simple USB extension cord on special offer was £5, the cheapest watch was £25 and ...
The Da Vinci Road
... man (and incidentally, a vegetarian). We stayed as long as we could before having to make tracks to our next port of call, Saumur, where we'll be spending the next two nights. In preparing this trip (or perhaps in my lack of preparation) I have looked at ...
La puntualidad francesa (Aller les bleu!)
... al terminarla saco otra fruta muy extrana y comenzo a comerla con la boca abierta y de forma ruidosa...no era mi dia. En Saumur consegui un mapa en la oficina de turismo local, el pueblo era bonito incluso tenia un castillo junto al rio Loira, ...
Everything; not just good or bad.
... of the Loire and save about 2 days. If its doable. I've also looked at a big map and got a sense of how far across France I am and where I'm likely to cross into Germany. Which will make things much easier as the hostel hetwork is denser. Its like to be ...
Absolutely chateau'd!
... we were ready to take to the road to see more of splendours of the Loire Valley. We started close to home with Chateau Saumur and then headed out of town to Chateau d'Usse whose flamboyant gothic style is said to have inspired Walt Disney's vision of the ...
More chateaus and lovely old buildings
... structure behind the facade we got some great views back to the chateau and across the surrounding town and countryside. Arriving in Saumur we discovered a very nice town with a great atmosphere. Right on the Loire river again this town was large by ...
Day 13 - Saumur
... of the river and sat ant ate our breakfast, twas very nice. We rode 70 miles or so along the Loire today and stopped in Saumur in a three star best western hotel, they are good quality with garage parking and free wifi. Also the lady here was very ...
Travelling through Switzerland and France
... nbsp; Tesseul (near Saumur) Loire Valley – France Hello Since my last travel blog we have done a lot. I have not had reliable internet so not ...
Saumur, Angers and the remains of a lion
... , my jaw was aching and the inside of my mouth had been completely ripped to shreds from munching on proper crusts. Saumur is on the Loire, with a disgustingly beautiful chateau, complete with spires and a moat, overlooking the old town and river. ...
Mont St Michel to Saumur
... inedible!! It was very disappointing but I guess that's what they are used to in Europe. From Cancale it was on towards Saumur, by the Loire, where we hoped to find a decent place to stay. Once again it was getting late in the day when we ...
English BnB
... walk into a church on a sunday... Oops. Angers chateau, coffee, antiques Market, maccas just for wifi to find accomm. drive to Saumur, Brissac chateau on the way. Picnic overlooking town and chateau, guided tour in French, not helpful! Stop in Samur, ask ...
The Valley of the Kings
... had a coffee and a bit of bread and jam nearby, which didn’t cheer me up because it was agonising, but “ ... when in France ...”, so I made myself think ahead and smile about the day to come. By this stage it was about 12:00, don’t ...
Day 18
... stay fresh for a few minutes, after which they become hard enough to use as pit props.) The next stop was the city of Saumur, which has a fabulous classical Chateaux with all the conic roofed towers you could wish for, sitting right on the top of a hill ...
Moving on.
... to try it all. I have managed to get through quite a lot – can’t convert Rob though. He still prefers his beer. Saumur is a big area for sparkling wines so we have been to a few tours/tastings. The wines are stored underground which gives them ...
Een jeugdherberg
We overnachten in een jeugdherberg. Heel het gebouw is voor ons alleen en daar maken we gebruik van. Op alle trapleuningen en banken hangen binnententjes, buitententjes en pas gewassen kousen en t-shirts te drogen. Dat is nodig want deze morgen hebben ...
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