We arrived in Paris earlier than planned by taxi as there was work being undertaken on the train lines.  The first Sunday of the month a part of the Champs-Elysees is pedestrian only, which was a fabulous opportunity for a Sunday stroll.             On Monday we Continue Reading

We visited Monet’s Garden, Giverny which was about 1 hours drive from Versailles. The gardens were full of blooms and lots of water lilies were in flower. The Renault Scenic covered 1250kms through the French countryside and we returned the car on our way back from Giverny. Our last day Continue Reading

We took a four hour drive through the French countryside from Mont Saint Michel to Anche in the lower Loire Valley to a B & B. The next day we visited Villandry Chateau and Gardens which is a grand country house with large formal french gardens including a famous rose Continue Reading

We drove from Arras to Mont Saint Michel stopping to visit Omaha Beach Cemetery where the D-day beach landings occurred. The Cemetery is quite moving with the brilliant white marble crosses.         Our first glimpse of  Mont Saint Michel, was just as we had imagined and we Continue Reading