It’s always great to be home even if we had a most enjoyable holiday discovering Denmark and new places in Germany! The photo is taken from the Bishop’s garden in Blois overlooking the rose garden which has survived the drought surprisingly well and the Loire River in the distance. On est toujours content de rentrer …
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Day #29 Postcard from France – Charleville-Mezières
Our last day of holidays saw us in cycling in steady rain for 1 1/2 hours. We took the greenway from Sedan to Charleville-Mezières. The main attraction, the Place Ducale, built in 1606, was unfortunately marred by a beach installation. However I was impressed by the fact that a single person, René Dürrbach, was responsible …
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Day #28 Postcard from France – Sedan
We are in the French Ardennes in the north-east of France staying for two nights in the largest mediaeval castle in Europe (35 000 sq.m.). Despite its 4 stars, the hotel is only OK, it’s main attraction being its location within the castle walls. There is nothing worth photographing in Sedan itself. Nous passons deux …
Day #27 Postcard from Germany – Lahntal
We cycled in the other direction today. The path followed the Lahn river so should have been flat but about halfway along the road acquired a lot of ups and downs again. Our destination was Bad Ems a spa town that seems to have run out of energy. Nous sommes partis à vélo dans l’autre …
Day #26 Postcard from Germany – Limburg An Der Lahn
Two steep climbs began our cycling route today but fortunately we then followed the Lahn River to Limburg, another delightful German town. We’re staying in a cute little German house which is like a museum. Il a fallu deux grosses montées en vélo pour démarrer la journée mais heureusement nous avons suivi ensuite la rivière …
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Day #25 Postcard from Germany – Marburg An Der Lahn
We’re gradually heading home to Blois. Today we drove to Laurenburg, our last 3-night stay in Germany, stopping off at Marburg An Der Lahn on the way, site of the first Gothic church in Germany. We don’t know what the horse connection is. Nous rentrons tout doucement en France. Aujourd’hui nous sommes allés à Laurenburg, …
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Day #24 Postcard from Germany – Harz
Today, because of the steep climbs on busy roads, we left our bikes on the back of the car and drove to three sites in the Harz mountain range: an early 20th century wooden church in Hahnenklee inspired by Norwegian stave churches, the surprising 16th century blue wooden church in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the largest wooden church …
Day #23 Postcard from Germany – Goslar
Goslar, 35 km south of Wolfenbüttel, is said to have 1000 Renaissance houses. When we arrived by bike today from Bad Harzburg where we are staying the town was teeming with people attending an enormous arts and crafts fair. There were three downpours while we were there but the sun came out again each time …
Day #22 Postcard from Germany – Wolfenbüttel
The beautiful little town of Wolfenbüttel with its wonderful collection of half-timbered houses built around 1600 is in the Harz region in the centre of Germany. We were caught in a shower but fortunately it didn’t last too long. La jolie petite ville de Wolfenbüttel avec ses belles maisons à colombages construites vers 1600 se …
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Day #21 Postcard from Germany – Lüneburg
A very monotonous 25-km ride along the Elbe side canal took us to the very scenic Hanseatic town of Lüneburg with its many 16th century brick houses. The first photo shows the restaurant where we had lunch at the lower level while the second and third photos show the view from where we were sitting. …