Europe 2016
Today we hired bikes in Annecy for a lakeside ride. All was well until after our lunch break at plage Joriot, with very few people around, when Craig came down a small bridge, braked and fell sideways onto his wrist. He was immediately in excruciating pain and unable to move.
Europe 2016
Jean Yves, the father of one of our Sydney friends, met us and took us around the markets in old Annecy, explaining the history of the area and recommending that we return via a 'hill' of some 1600metres height, from which we could see Mont Blanc and have
Europe 2016
Unbelievable agent incompetence left us with wrong logon code in Annecy, hence delay. Code problem finally solved by our 14 year old grandson (who else?). Before leaving the Windmill (the best rental we have ever had) we visited a family run farm cafe with shops and and a yurt cafe
Home, Garden and Sydney
Friend Brice from France, was granted citizenship this week, so held a party at lunchtime, in another friend's garden--Helen.
Health and fitness
I was invited to join in and assist some friends, Agnés and Brice with Nino and also Helen with grandchildren Jade and Amy, for this, at Canterbury Rink. For the young children it was their first attempt and they did very well. It was great fun.
Europe 2015
After discovering that the limestone cavs we spent an hour searching for, had been closed three years ago (!) we went to another 'lac' de loisers and swam and had lunch. In the beautiful medieval town of Lauzere, complete with ancient church, there was a uniqure sculptural oddity created
Europe 2015
A breakfast planning session! Uncle Michael and Louis.Louis has discovered the joy of smooth pebbles! Field after field of huge sunflowers. A scene in a local winery. Montjoi is a very small town, buildings and gardens presented in such a manicured way as to be like a film-set.
Europe 2015
A larger market than Auvillars, where we bought food and some clothes and sat in (or outside) a cafe, as you do in France. The produce all looked very healthy and fresh. Michael tried a few hats, We met Annette, Michael's landlady and her niece, Marie. Annette had
Europe 2015
Moussiac is another ancient town with a huge Abbey and cloisters dating from the Roman occupation and before. It was Monday so almost everything was shut all day, (because they work Saturdays) including food shops and the streets were deserted. Where were they all? Weird. The Abbey had walls that
Europe 2015
Sunday is a farmers' market day, which uses a circular market centre, near a very ancient church, parts of which go back almost 1000 years. Iupgraded my camera at Luton airport , so checked it's underwater capabilities in the pool, with Michael. There is also a pic of
Europe 2015
After a long but uneventful (fortunately)journey we arrived at our gite quite late and began a frantic search for an open supermarket--thank you 'intermarche!' ! Son Michael had meanwhile arrived,separately, at a nearby B & B and arrived at 9.00pm, complete with his chauffeuse -Annette-
Kayaking
Friend Holly brought along another backpacker, Jules, from Brittany, so we kayaked from Swallow Rock to Audley and the Café there. We found ourselves in a lot of mud, disembarking at Audley. Jules was supposed to be writing this entry in French, but I think he left for Manila the