Category: France
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Normandy, France
Mont Saint Michel Abbey We all enjoyed our visit our visit to Mont Saint Michel Abbey, it was originally built by the Benedictines possible beginning as early as the 8th century. It has had many additions over the centuries, featuring both Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. The Abbey is built on a peninsula, traditionally it…
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Brittany, France
We spent five nights in the tiny village of Pommel, Brittany staying in a beautiful old cottage. The town was very quaint, and the beautiful garden was lovely. We all enjoyed feeding the birds breadcrumbs and watching them from the table as we ate. Alastair and Helen ended up exploring many of the little towns…
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Lyon, France
Sophie and Mom got up early and headed on the two-hour high speed train to Lyon, to visit Daphne and her family. We were grateful that Sam and Daphne met us at the train station. As we walked to their place from the train station, we walked through old Lyon, crossing over both rivers, the…
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Paris
We are grateful for the two weeks we had to spend in Paris. We were blessed by unusually sunny days and warmer weather, than is usually expected for this time of year. The Airbnb we were staying in was very well equipped, it had great light and was in a non-touristy neighbourhood. We enjoyed spending…
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Dijon, France
Dijon Our 24 hours in Dijon was interesting particularly the Airbnb. We stayed in the Tourette of an old building, in the central part of old Dijon. We had amazing views from the bedroom window, and it was very interesting how an old place, with limited space was updated aesthetically, making use of all the…