Hotel Arlequin Troyes

... we necessarily visited, but are merely points of reference to more closely follow the road route. This is so anyone not knowing where some of the places visited are located--and I surely didn't know of any of them--will be able to associate the pictures and activities with their locations.

My time here in Lusigny-sur-Barse, about 20 km east of Troyes, is now down to hours. I can't write more. I'll try to dump pictures in. Maybe there will be time to annotate them, but I doubt it.

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 ...

... up cigarettes. Then I noticed the words on the paper beneath the hamburger: Döner Kebap. These guys were all Turkish! Later when I spoke Turkish to the waiter he didn't bat an eye. I had thought I'd get a reaction.

There is nothing more to say here. The rest played out according to the final script. Olivier met me in Troyes, and in the fading light we drove directly to his village of Lusigny sur Barse, about 20 km east of Troyes. But more about that in a subsequent blog.

... is one of the features of the area. There are dozens and dozens of small to medium sized producers, as opposed to the big international houses further north is Reims and Epernay. We called in, tasted, and bought a few bottles from producers such as Fourrier, Charles Clément and Cadel. These are really high-quality, medal-winning champagnes, and at around 11-13€ a bottle (ie generally under $20), what are you ...

... and started to chat with the waiter.  When trying to explain where she was in the States, she mentioned the Milwaukee Bucks, and tried to imitate playing basketball. (Before I continue, I would like to insert a quick cultural note.  The French, in general, tend to be more reserved with their emotions.)  Now to continue, as my friend was miming basketball, the poor French waiter became so tickled, and wanted so very much to burst out laughing, but as a burst of laughter would not ...

... 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...

20 juli Rust We volgen vrijwel dezelfde route als in mei. Van Esch sur Alzette naar Verdun, en vandaar over la Voie Sacrée via Bar le Duc naar Troyes. Het weer blijft wisselvallig, maar eigenlijk kan ons dat niets schelen. We lezen, rommelen in en om de bus, doen een boodschapje, eten en slapen. We slapen eigenlijk best veel. Als de zon schijnt zitten we in het zonnetje en anders lekker binnen. Het is ...

... it was only around an hour away. I was really surprised by Troyes, as I did not expect to find such a large area of medieval buildings and streets. It is very attractive and the makes for nice walk. The kids also seemed to enjoy discovering the many fountains and other water features of the city. The city was also strangely devoid of people, with only a small number of tourists and and an even ...

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 ...