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Troyes here we come
Got up early this morning (04:30) as it was so hot I couldn't sleep anymore, so I finished packing and getting the apartment ready before leaving Paris. Today we pick up our Renault lease car and start our journey across Western Europe beginning with the medieval city of Troyes. We all had a bit of breakfast to clean up the leftovers before …
Run to the sun
... times and also a local chap driving in front of us to show us the way we couldn't get to the camp site because of the low bridges. The top of the bus got some scratches on it because of tree branches and we also got a lot of funny looks as we drove along the sea front.
We have had a great deal of support as we have been traveling along the moterways with cars and trucks blowing there horns. ( I think it's ...
A Mediaeval Evening
... small, but it is a place to sleep and we are really only here for the village scenery...
We go out into the streets and it has just gone dark, the lights are beginning to illuminate the buildings and it really is a nice place to walk around and see the buildings as they have been for many hundreds of years. It is a pity to see those houses that have succombed to time and are held up by the builders posts and struts, etc. Some are even condemned ...
Lots of water and forest, Vic loved it!
... DeGaulle's country house and church yard where he is buried, then we went into Troyes, a very old medieval town but being Sunday all the shops were closed, much to Vic's amusement. It is a lovely area, where I have been many years ago. We decided that night to head further upto Calais ready for the ferry back, early hours of Thursday ...
Olympic outfit purchased
With Olympic fever starting to wind up...especially as this house only has UK TV...and the fact we were in a town that is the world centre of 'factory outlets', I decided to buy a new 'outfit' for the Games. I can't let the secret out of the bag but it was tough. We will be at the Volleyball and not sure who will be playing?? Plus the team colours you can buy ...