Hotel Aravis Chambéry

... of France after the revolution, but he insisted on being crowned under the King colors rather than the tricolor of the revolution. As a result Napoleon stepped up to the plate and took the prize from under his nose. In more recent history the chateau was used to hide and store much of the Lourve's art work during WWII.

Words can't describe all that we saw in the Loire Valley so we hope our photos help.

Goodbye Loire Valley, hello Dordogne here we come!

Thurs. 9th Jul. Lanaken - Bouzonville aux Bois. 578ks. (11 hours in the truck).
Woke up early, fully clothed (again) to 10 deg. Brrrr. Too cold to have a lukewarm camp shower so we were packed up and off in record time. Well, almost off. We were ready to depart at 8 but had to kill an hour, wandering around a nearby town until the camp office opened so that they could return our Euro25 deposit.
We decided to go across ...

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 This place is monstrously huge!  I think it's about the biggest chateau in France. 
 At one point Napoleon gave this to one of his buddies... must have been nice eh?

... cafe to book accommodation for the next few days. Made a big decision today to make some pretty major changes to my bike set-up to alleviate discomfort in my shoulders and lower back. Time will tell if I've got it right. Enjoyed strolling around the city before finding a super little restaurant for another dinner of pasta and glass of local red wine. The perfect night-cap before I head further south tomorrow. DISTANCE FOR THE DAY: 115 km TOTAL SO FAR: 491 km

ˇHoy tocaban castillitos! Hemos visitado los castillos de Chambord y Cheverny que están a unos kms de Blois. Bueno, qué decir. Creo que las fotos hablan por sí solas. Son dos castillos espectaculares y enclavados en un paisaje de impresión. De camino a los castillos, hemos parado a desayunar y estaba todo tan rico en la pastelería de un pueblo que se nos ha ido un poco la mano pidiendo... nos hemos puesto tan tibios con palmeras, hojaldre con melocotón y cruasán que no había dios que ...

... to a lot of French radio and did a lot of people watching. Afterwards, I had more veggies for dinner and chatting with Dan and Paulina. Our first piece of mail is Domino's coupons. I'm hand drawing a schedule to help organize my time here because there's so much going on! It's so hard to keep track of everything. Its really hard to fit in grocery shopping when everything is ...

... I couldn't walk home alone so when he said he was going back I was quick to ask if I could walk with him. When I first got to the Salsa club I was terrified I'd be so bored. A lot of the kids were already drunk and just being loud and rude. By the time I left, they'd taken over the dance floor leaving no room for the people who actually could dance Salsa. I really don't want to be associated with that. Also, a lot of the girls like to be really flirty ...

... guide book has" a landscape and architecture that is totally theatrical. Slung between the higher mountains to the east and west, the countryside erupts in a chaos of volcanic acne; everywhere is a confusion of abrupt conical hills, scarred with dark outcrops of rock and top knotted with woods. " I think we well and truly got our daily exercise in walking up and down the cobblestone streets to see the Virgin and child who tower ...

... and specifically the hamlet where our friends -Philip and Sheila live. Les Charmettes overlooks the Massif and in particular a beautiful mountain - Margeriaz. In the late summer evening sun it is simply stunning. Forests and meadows on the lower slopes rocky limestone outcrops and agentled slope down the valley. Champagne follows on the balcony and we begin to catch up on 16 years of news and 7 years of reminiscing. .

... lausa Raekoja ette. Seal tärkas meil mőte lüüa lahti rüperaal ja katsetada, kuidas on konnasööjate maal lood traadita internetiga. Ja oh imet, vőrke oli lausa jalaga segada ja mőni neist täitsa turvamata. Üldiselt vőib WiFi-hulludele rahumeeli kinnitada, et kui mitte tasuta, siis röövelliku viie euro eest tunnist saab Orange vahendusel ja pisut soodsamalt Wanadoo vőrkudes traadita internetti kasutada vähemalt nendes Prantsusmaa linnades, kuhu me oma reisi vältel sattusime.