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Eleanor of Acquitane
... loft. I should
have know there wqas very little likelihood of getting an evening meal
in such a small village at this time of year. But just in case I headed
out into the rain, wind and darkening streets to make sure. On my return
I was frozen and the heater in my room was barely warm - in the morning
after cranking away all night it had barely reached 18 degrees. I
wasn't too worried because I expected to have a hot shower and hop
straight into bed ...
On to the Loire
... the proffered ticket out of the machine. It took a couple of offers and retracts by then machine for me to twig, it looked like it was saying " Another foreigner, Henri. Quelle stupid! ***** just take the ticket!!!" Which I eventually did and the barrier flung up and I was off.
I had left Aubergenville around 9:30 and stopped for a coffee and apple pastry near Le Mans before continuing down to the city of Angers, where I was to meet Julie my host for the night. Angers is ...
One of the best days of the week.
We started off by exploring the chateau. It was COLD! But so beautiful. We meandered along the Loire through several towns, stopping to get bread and snacks.
And by early afternoon, we arrived at Les Rairies to meet our friends and park up for two nights.
A proper shower and loo! Does this become an obsession with all motorhomers?
...
My first travel blog!
... with the owner and it is picking up, but still can't really string full sentences together yet.
so there we are....my knee is really sore now, but i have a day off tomorrow so hopefully it will get better.
for those interested you can follow my cycling via this link
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/2366 88659#.UIgwsB7rY2w.email
(just click the next button at the top right of the page)
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De l'après-midi jusqu'à la nuit tombante...
... 7ish. Just looked at a few pretty churches and walked through some Anger-y pretty shopping streets, grabbed a quick hot chocolate (always time for one of those) and enjoyed another riverside walk at nightfall. Ahhh:)
I know, I'm just running away from my to-do list choosing to go daytime travelling with English speaking assistants today, but I know once term starts, I won't go travelling like I have this ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking