Searching for dad We put-puttered north for about 6 miles (10 km) to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte to see if we could determine the location of the above photos. Dennis’s dad is the upper right man in the top photo and the one standing third from the left and near the blur of the flash in the lower… Continue reading June 7, 2014 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Category: Europe
Friday, June 6, Sainte-Mère-Église, FR
D-Day +70 years We replaced the bicycles with a motor scooter. We buzzed (like a hive of bees) to Sainte-Mère-Église, travelling only about twice as fast as we did peddling. The highest speed was around 30 mph (50 km). Dennis commented that the motorbike was giving it its all to climb the hills, but so… Continue reading Friday, June 6, Sainte-Mère-Église, FR
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Ravenoville, FR
We rented mountain bikes today to bicycle to Ravenoville, FR about 24 miles (40 km) from La Haye-du-Puits. By the time we got there, I almost in tears because the bike was not fitted for me and caused me pain. We did not know the area and made a few wrong turns, but managed to… Continue reading Thursday, June 5, 2014 Ravenoville, FR
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 La Haye-du-Puits
We arrived in La Haye-du-Puits around 5:30 P.M and said goodbye to our friends who had a two-hour ride back to Brittany. Hopefully they will visit us in Sarasota some day so we can treat them as royally as they have done us. The store fronts are decorated for the commemorations and there is a… Continue reading Wednesday, June 4, 2014 La Haye-du-Puits
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Mont St-Michel
Josette and Jean-François took us to Mont St-Michel before taking us to La Haye-du-Puits in Normandy. Ever since we were children, we have wanted to visit this. Dennis first became aware of Mont-Saint-Michel from a View-Master slide and I from a monthly grammar school magazine. Mont St-Michel is an island between Brittany and Normandy. The… Continue reading Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Mont St-Michel
Monday, June 2, 2014, St. Malo, France
Our Camino friends Jean-François and Josette showed us highlights of St. Malo and the surrounding area. We stopped to see the statue of Jacques Cartier, the St. Malo sailor who, in 1534, claimed Canada for France. His statue points towards the Atlantic towards Quebec. Afterwards, we toured the St. Malo, the walled port city of… Continue reading Monday, June 2, 2014, St. Malo, France
Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 St. Malo
This morning we planned to be at the train station early, thinking the train left at 10:51 A.M. I had mistaken our departure time with the arrival time at the transfer station. Having missed the train by only a few minutes,we hopped on what we thought was the next train to Rennes, but was actually… Continue reading Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 St. Malo
Saturday, May 31, 2014 Vannes, Fr
Sunshine and fresh ocean air welcomed us to Vannes. I slipped on a jacket to ward off the upper 50’s temperature, knowing that by noon it would be at least ten degrees warmer. As long as I stayed on the sunny side of the street and protected from the stiff breeze, I was comfortable. Dennis… Continue reading Saturday, May 31, 2014 Vannes, Fr
Friday, May 30, 2014 Vannes Fr
The B & B owner’s dad, Paul, took us to the train station in Trois Ponts where we boarded towards Liège Belgium. This historical city on the river Meuse is the birthplace of the Emperor Charlemagne. Once we arrived, we recognized having been at this depot before. Since we had not made reservations for the… Continue reading Friday, May 30, 2014 Vannes Fr
Thursday, May 29, 2014 La Gleize BE
On Tuesday, as we approached the train depot in Coo, Belgium, I told Dennis we would be lucky to have a cow greet us. We did not. There was nothing there but a shelter for those waiting for the train. At the bottom of the hill we were surprised to find a resort for hiking,… Continue reading Thursday, May 29, 2014 La Gleize BE