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Preview of Tcellucci’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Le Guislain, France, France Entry Title: “Expedition to Normandy” Entry: “This morning we packed up and left our place on the Rhine and set off for Normandy. The trip takes about 8 hours if we don’t stop, and crosses through Germany, Belgium and France. It was a perfect day for a trip, and the van cleared a bug-free path all the way. Towards the end of the trip the kids kept asking if it was raining, because the bugs got to be so thick on the windshield. We only made one wrong turn on this trip, and it only cost a few minutes. We’re getting better at Euro-driving . Best roads on this trip weren’t in Germany though, they were in France. Just goes to show that you get what you pay for, as the roads in Germany are free but the French roads were almost all toll and we paid some EUR 27 to cross from Belgium to Normandy. The place we’re staying is called La Maison Loufrain. It’s a converted stone barn divided into three apartments, furnished in a rustic style. It’s a little cozy for the seven of us but not in a bad way. Has all the things we need (like a washing machine, after 2 weeks of travel), plus a lot of character as well. Our host(ess) Liz Healey met us as we pulled in with the van, and was very gracious and friendly. Thanks to Liz for the welcome basket she placed in the apartment; we …
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Preview of Travelbrooks’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Avignon, France Entry Title: “Avignon and beautiful Provence” Entry: “July 5 We had a short bus ride today, arriving in Avignon just about noon. Avignon is a beautiful, small city — perfect for walking and enjoying the history. Avignon was a Papal city in the 14th century, until the Popes moved back to Rome. The entire historical centre of the city is still walled, with gates spaced evenly along the barrier. Our hotel was quite central and we walked through the centre of the city before finding a handy info centre. We managed to catch a tour of the countryside during the late afternoon and early evening. First we reached St. Remy, where there are Roman ruins nearby dedicated to the Emperor Augustus’ grandsons who died in battle near here. While taking pictures here we were bombarded by the sounds of cicadas in the trees — if you haven’t heard them before, try imagining a bird-reptile cross (like the raptors in Jurassic Park) — quite disturbing. We also saw a rock formation that is prominent in a Van Gogh painting, as he spent the last years of his life in the hospital (for crazy people) near here. After St. Remy we drove through more of the countryside of Provence and arrived at Les Beux de Provence, a little village perched in the cliffs. This was a beautiful place with old stone …
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