Mercure Besancon Htl Bains 2m Besançon

... count! In Besancon, we visited the Musee du Temps (museum of time) which houses many time pieces through the centuries. We saw the "world's most complicated watch" . Additionally, we saw the Astronomical Clock that has 30,000 parts which run 70 dials giving 122 different indices. Amazing! Besancon is surrounded by a Citadelle /Fortress, which ...

Finally got to a chateau today, but not the sort I had anticipated. I had been expecting something more grand with lots of fine furnishings, gillt etc.. and while this chateau was grand it was a bit more medieval. It had been an important line of defense in the many wars that have featured in France's history. After the Revolution the revolutionaries ordered it and many chateaux to be destroyed because of what they represented, so this magnificent ...

So, we went up to the citadel and bought our tickets. We decided to get the audio tour so I wouldn't have to translate everything for Ed. And there wasn't much information posted, so this way we had some information about what we were seeing. What we hadn't expected was how much random stuff there was at the citadel. The citadel is basically a big fortress on the hilltop where the governors or whoever lived in the 1600s and where they could defend ...

... shrug. The other side does avoid major roads and is a vast improvement. To cap the slowness issue I'm then caught by the swiss girl who also stayed at Grein. She made the same choices re the side to ride on; as she put it "you never go back". As our riding paces are fairly compatible and we deal with path issues amicably its nice to have someone to ride with. Also my pace picks up a bit and riding into the wind is a bit easier when ...

... fairly fitfull night's sleep. But the family started early and so inevitably did I. The other occupant also cleared out promptly and after a breakfast of dry bread and a mandarin I went back to bed for a kip. Was eventually woken by the cleaner, got up, went to Lidl had another sleep. Woke up and realised that my warm ski jacket had gone. No one has it and I'm rather missing it. I have waterproof stuff and warm stuff; the jacket was my main warm stuff. It had to be replaced ...

... Overall its quite similar although the beer garden now concentrates on expensive food. The monument is as it was. I also spent £2 on a fab ice cream here reasoning that I needed the sugar and fat. It was lush. Kelheim also had a net cafe but I didn't really have time. >From here to Regensberg was bank holiday city with lots of people out fishing. As we got close to Regensberg the number of cyclists increased to dominate any roads we were routed ...

... a low meander while on the higher ground behind it is one of the forts. On the opposite bank Vauban also built a fort facing it. The bridge linking them was designed to be destroyed by cannon if one of the forts fell. Exploring the old town by bike was great; you get to indulge your curiosity. I found a cafe which had been recommended on the net but it wasn't clear if it was open. Also various bits of the student quarter and spotted a poster for a gig tonight. Then went to find ...

... doesn't work. Back to reception and a debate about exactly which floor I went too. The key says 129. The french count their floors differently but number 29 is on our second. Mais non; room 129 is on the 12th floor. Fortuneatly there is a small lift (which appears to predate the renovation). However its a great room, ensuite, free wifi, terrific views (waves at Bbbecks), includes breakfast for less than £20 per night. There's no lockout. The only downside is lack of a ...

... la suisse!!! un peu decu de Geneve... veston cravate talon haut.... chanel dior et compagnie... on est pas resté longtemps! Nous avons mangé a lausanne dans un resto avec un menu de ... 30 pages!!! c'etait fou!!! alors nous sommes de retour en france, en route vers strasbourgh.. pour ensuite aller a amsterdam et en belgique!! Je mene encore au carte hihihi 39 a 29 gros bizou!!! Fred Jade xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

... the train station and headed home. when I arrived home I was dead tired, but I was hungry and had some meat that I had put aside to cook already so for my dinner I fixed up a pork chop that I sauteed and I prepared a cream sauce to go with it that had onions and small pieces of black pepper Franche comte sausage that I had purchased earlier as well as some mushrooms. With my pork, I prepared a salade with a Dijon mustard dressing, and in the ...