Formule 1 Troyes Nord Barberey St Sulpice Barberey-Saint-Sulpice

It's getting sad now. I am at once anxious to get back home, and to return to my own destinies, whatever they are to be. But also sad to leave the life of travel which is so energizing and interesting. And, leaving behind so much and so many that have become of cherished acquaintance.

The last two weeks have been days wholly beyond my previous experiences and in no way were to be anticipated. It has largely turned out to be quite different than I, or my host, Olivier, were expecting ...

Two nights in this "charming" hotel. It has a very French flavour...wrought iron on the window, shutters etc and it was very clean and had a massage shower..but the paint was peeling on the shutters and those charming stairs to the second floor made it difficult for the long suffering suitcase carrier!! This is why you travel with a husband:)
A few very hot days has made being a good tourist difficult..we failed!!! Had thought of doing the 2 hr town walk with audio but the heat ...

... reading I have. (Four years ago I averted my eyes from my luggage just long enough for a fellow to make off with my day pack. It was in Valencia, Spain, if anyone wants to know). But in Mulhouse, having a few minutes wait, I left my two luggage pieces in a small platform waiting room while I went into the main station to get a coffee--since I had been falling asleep, and I like to look a the scenery.

When I got back to the waiting room my luggage was missing! You ...

... do?? But there's a lot more here than the wine. It's a lovely, rolling countryside with wheat fields and other crops, beautiful villages and towns with medieval buildings (many restored after the ravages of two world wars), ancient cultural monuments such as Clairvaux Abbey (founded by St Bernard in 1115), and an interesting crystal factory. It's an area to spend more time some day, and only a couple of hours from Paris.

... considered very polite, the poor man was stuck in a fit of giggles that he could not stop, accompanied by a stream of tears rolling down his cheeks. (I am talking giggles you get seeing someone trip up the communion aisle in church...the more you try to stop, the more you can't...)  That, of course, got all of us going, and we all sat giggling like goons in the middle of this restaurant....oh it was funny. Tomorrow I am off to Strasbourg for a bit, so will write again once I am back.  

Arrived Montbard thursday afternoon ,after a 1.5 klm walk from the train station pulling our luggage,found the hotel Hotel L'Ecu , funny little place 2 dogs that ruled the establishment , the meal was magnificent 5 courses Duck, cheese ,ect all local,wines premier cru Burgundy & Chablis,Thunderstorm in night. Set of this morning, soon required the wet weather gear. John REeynolds now very satisfied ...

... heel veel geparkeerde auto's. Die bleken echter van de voetbalsupporters in het Stade de l'Aube te zijn. Behalve nog een worstjes-busje was er verder totaal niets te zien. Enigszins teleurgesteld wij weer terug naar de camping. Onze sensatielust wordt deze vakantie toch al niet erg bevredigd, we staan steeds op doorgangscampings, en dus zijn er maar zelden mensen die een voortent van hun caravan opzetten. En dat vinden wij ...

... dat het water uit Châtillon nogal erg naar chloor smaakte, en W had de tank juist lekker vol gedaan. Voortaan gaan we dus eerst het water proeven, en als het lekker is zorgen we dat we met een volle tank wegrijden. Je weet maar nooit hoe het op de volgende camping smaakt. En nu staan we dus weer lekker in Troyes. Morgen nog even naar de markt, en dan zondag waarschijnlijk richting Verdun. Want de weersvooruitzichten zijn niet zo best...

Õhtuks jõudsime lõpuks oma esimesse ööbimiskohta, milleks oli Troyes' kesklinnas asuv Accori keti Etape hotell. Enne finišit sattusime veel kummalisele ringteele, kus olid valgusfoorid, mistõttu pidi lihtsalt keset ringi seisma jääma, et teistele teed anda! Ettevaatust! Troyes oma 123 000 elanikuga on koos Reimsiga üks Champagne maakonna vanimaid ja ajaloolisemaid linnasid. Märkimisväärne on Troyes'i renessanssilik vanalinn, kus saab aimu, milline nägi linn välja ...

... really know what you're doing (we didn't), but still fun. A sign on the road kept you going toward wine growing villages.... The towns also compete in a floral adornment contest. Towns are rated 1-4 flowers based on the quality and quantity of their displays. These ratings are noted on a sign upon entering the village and also on the tourist map. Between towns there are many meandering roads which weave their way ...