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Eleanor of Acquitane
... ruled over by an Abbess and was a mixture of nuns and monks. Very modern in its thinking.
After a being imprisoned for 18 years by Henry
first at Chinon, then at Saurum in the UK, for supporting his son's
rebellion against him, Eleanor was finally free when Henry died and
Richard became King. She played a leading role in ruling England while
he was away on crusades and organised the ransom for his release when he
was captured as he was returning to England. ...
On to the Loire
... quick conversation Julie figured out where I was and headed out to get me. My contribution to my rescue was to stand at the bus stop at the end of the street holding my purple umbrella, which brought one or two looks from those at the stop. Was I relieved when from the other side of the roundabout I heard my name called, along with a friendly face and a wave. Julie swept around gathered me up like a long lost friend and dropped me down at my car. Was I relieved and grateful.. ...
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?
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My first travel blog!
... my accent needs some work..... luckily the other waitress understood me. so one pasta carbonara later i walk in to the tourist office again and book the 'otel (you have to say it without the "h", then you can get in the mood and imagine you are in france with me!). the otel is a great place, good value and it has a garage for the bike, a bike stand (one for fixing the bike on) some tools, some oil and a cloth. its great. i practised some ...
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 ...