Greetings I know that i have not updated this in AGES so i apologize for that. Currently i am in Bayeux in Normandy. I was previously in Paris Baden Baden and Munich. Munich was AMAZING. The beer there was fantastic. i met a guy randomly that i had met originally in Cologne germany over a month ago that was really surprising. I went to the hofbrau Haus and the Augustiner Brewery. IT definit

Posted: July 30th, 2009 under Lower Normandy.
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WednesdayDean Jackie and I go into the market square at 9 Wednesday is market day in Veules many stalls selling fruits vegetables meat jams even paella. A knife grinder clothes sellers we buy a nail clipper since mine was confiscated and some fruit jam and vegetables. Jackie has been cooking veggies in a frying pan with butter for dinner at night and we have been eating lots of bread c

Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Upper Normandy.
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Omaha And Mont Saint MichelArriving in Caen earlier than I intended I couldnrsquot check in to my hostel that was a bit out of town until 3pm so to make use of the time I headed back into the centre and visited the Chateau de Caen. Chateau seem to be a very loose word in France. Translated it literally means ldquoGrand Houserdquo but from what Irsquove seen it doesnrsquot matter whethe

Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Lower Normandy.
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Sunday eveningMonday The house in Veules is on a tiny road not even wide enough to be called ldquocheminrdquo. We stop on the Slightly wider lane it Ts up to and I walk down to find the house. Four neighbors are chatting thankfully can speak Franglais and point me to the correct house. Its yard has a wide gate for a car to swing in onto the grass but between the fact that our Grande sc

Posted: July 24th, 2009 under Upper Normandy.
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Saturday July 18 Deauville and Dday beachesAfter market and petit dejeuner Eric takes JJ Sixtine Caitlyn Dean and I on a tour of the beaches. Our first stop is Pegasus bridge so named because it was liberated by RAF glider troops. Outside there is the bridge itself a replica and part of a real glider guns and other equipment there also is a small museum with a video and displays in Fren

Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under Upper Normandy.
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Montsegur is simply a modest, tiny village in the Midi Pyrenees, yet somehow it has the power to cast a spell on its visitors. On paper, it is hardly remarkable....

Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under France Travel.
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Catching up on Thursday July 16 Monday July 20 2009After Dean returned from the pool we took the bus into the city. We took the hop on bus and ldquoHey Connecticutrdquo it was the California couple who told us all about the women swooning during Jeffrsquos song last night. We exchanged emails and left them at Dublin Castle which is the main government building from where the En

Posted: July 21st, 2009 under Lower Normandy.
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Day 13 Saturday July 4 2009PARIS FRANCE4th of July Independance Day in the United States. Yet I'm in France. Doesn't mean a thing here.Having completed my research yesterday I am ready to travel south to Normandy. Aside from it's other attractions many would know that the Normandy area is where the DDay landings took place during WWII.After checking out of my hotel it took about half

Posted: July 20th, 2009 under Lower Normandy.
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Today, the Tour enters beautiful territory and unique cycling challenges as they travel through the Swiss Alps. Here is the official description of Ponterlier: 6-times stage-town Population 19,300 Sub-prefecture if the Doubs (25) A town...

Posted: July 19th, 2009 under France Travel.
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Tour de France cyclists pass from the lovely Alsatian city of Colmar to Becanson, a 17-time stage town and birthplace of Victor Hugo. Here is the official description of Colmar: 6-time stage-town Population...

Posted: July 18th, 2009 under France Travel.
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Today's Tour de France passes through some of France's most charming territory, beginning in Vittel and ending in the enchanting Alsatian city of Colmar. Here is the official description of Vittel: 2-time...

Posted: July 17th, 2009 under France Travel.
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BrianNotSexyButGood has done a great job of looking after us so far. We made it without incident to Dover and boarded our ferry to Calais. Packing proved to be a bit stressful but so far the only things we know we have forgotten is fly spray and our reef walking shoes. Not too bad By the time we reached the coast the sun was shining and our shoulders dropped as all thoughts of the end of th

Posted: July 16th, 2009 under Lower Normandy.
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