France – Page 2 – Time Travel

Tuesday, 22.09.20, Lion-sur-Mer to Tregastel, 348 km

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I left Lion-sur-Mer early and headed for Saint Malo, found good parking just a little outside town and activated my bicycle. I watched a big ship passing an narrow spot.

From inside St. Malo, slowly waking up.

Some other travelers recommended the village Erquy to me. But I did not have the motivation to search for the hidden gems which are definitely there.

For the search of the Granite Rose I started in Louannec. It was not was I was hoping for. But I had a great cycling round partially over rocky terrain at the beach.

In search for colors.

The couple which recommended Erquy to me also praised Tregastel. It was not on my radar. Here I found my Granite Rose. Of the finest.

With the change of light colors varied a lot.

Monday, 21.09.20, Honfleur – Houlgate – Lion-sur-Mer, 76 km

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I was looking for a beach to find fossils. According to the net there should be some in Houlgate and Lion-sur-Mer.

From Houlgate:

In the background are the black rocks where they found Dinosaurs and one could have found other smaller fossils. High tide, no way to reach.
Unfortunate timing 🙁

From Lion-sur-Mer

PATTERNS and FOSSILS!

Smart light fading slowly.

Sunday, 20.09.20, Caen – Etretat – Honfleur, 198 km

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In the morning I was woken up at 06:00 a.m. from marketeers. What a shock, but they were actually kind and guided me out of the parking. After the empty fuel tank yesterday another straining exercise…

Found perfect parking near the library and did my morning routine in peace again. Jumped on the bike to explore the market and search for a building which I had missed yesterday.

Found Presbytère Saint Etienne

From the toll road to Etretat.

From Etretat Cliffs And Beach

From very charming Honfleur.

Saturday, 19.09.20, Savy-Berlette – Rouen – Caen, 304 km

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Waked up early, left early for Rouen.

My fuel gage betrayed me with drastic consequences 🙁

From Rouen.

From the way to Caen -> Lisieux:

Arrived in Caen on time and found parking near town again at the yacht harbor.

As one would expect by now, I started my sight seeing tour on the bike.

View from the castle on top.

Friday, 18.09.20, Gent – Lille – Savy Berlette, 144 km

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Again my parking locations was close to old town. Asked for direction and only had to follow a tramway track.

Numerous canals in Gent.

I am so often catching weddings, which I really enjoy.

All around the “Korenmarkt“.

Continued to Lille in France and did not expect too much. What a pleasant surprise was waiting for me.

At my return to the parking I observed groups of people entering the Belfried von Lille. I was curious and followed. Should somebody ask for a ticket, “oh, I do not speak French (Je ne palpar française) 🙂

It was a free exhibition of local artists. So enjoyable.

Two of my top favorite artists.

After the exhibition.

I considered to stay overnight where I was. But at the end of the consideration I moved on and stopped at a quiet parking lot on route to Rouen.

15.08.2013 Paris

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In August 2013 we took our niece Laura to Paris for her “Confirmation” of her faith (in the Catholic Church in Amstetten). We had a great outing with good weather and covered most of the attractions in the Metropole.

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The panorama shots endeavour to portray the incredible size and beauty of Paris.

15.07.2007 Wedding trip to South of France

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I could not and still cannot imagine a more romantic destination for a wedding trip than the South of France. Cote d Azur (Blue Coast), Camargue and Provence are the “provinces” of beauty and tranquility.
We traveled a big circle against the clock starting from Nice and Monte Carlo to the West with Cannes, St. Tropez, Marseille, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Arles, Avignon, Orange, Gorge du Verdon, Grass and back to Nice.