Hotel de Grignan Vichy
7 Place Sevigne Vichy, Auvergne, 03201, France
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Bully, Beaujolais and Big Bellies
... br> Elliot, a typically brash but loveable Kiwi, repeats his phrase, feigning innocence but knowing its impact. Out come more guffaws, this time with greater gusto as some onlookers cotton onto his peculiar use of the dreaded C-word.‘Good cnut’, it is eventually explained, is apparently a rather masculine term of endearment in New Zealand, suggesting the subject is of an all-round pleasant and reliable character.
“Wow, um… it’s ...
High on a hill stood a campsite......
... place for Quali (F1) she would go along with it!
A few hours later, and a large number of French roadworks and deviations we arrived at the top of a mountain! An interesting campsite, bought by a Dutchman 8 years ago, and would love to say updated and modernised – but not! He seemed to be into doing any number of diy jobs but never finishing any of them. Half finished blow-up pool (don’t ask how you half finish this, but he ...
Nice lazy day
Little to report today beyond the meagreness of the hotel breakfast (which meant I had to go straight out to get another one from a café) and that I spent several hours in a Cyber Gaming Café updating this blog while surrounded by a crowd of crazy gamers, playing across networks and screaming at each other and their screens ... but I guess it keeps them off the street ;)
This is what a rest day should feel like - just chilling out, updating the blog, catching ...
Mountains on the Horizon
... Then I see mountains on the horizon ... eek! But any concerns I had dissolved as the route continued to undulate with not a scary climb in sight. I stopped briefly in Riom for a snack and another two litres of water before pushing on to the finish.
As I arrived on the outskirts of Clermont-F I could clearly see the towering cathedral of local black stone with its twin spires marking the heart of the city, but my Garmin insisted on ...
Getting further North now
... Clermont-Ferrand, and only came off it to go through Millau (we'd "done" the viaduct on a previous trip, now wanted to see the town). Arrived at Camping Municipal at Ceyrat, at 18.30 - had to phone for entry as the office shut at 6! 2396 miles, so 209 ...
This hotel was formerly known as: De Grignan Hotel



