Ruth Harvey

On Friday, we arrived in London via the Eurostar train from Paris, which was a relatively easier process compared to our previous experience in 2010 with all the gypsies in the taxi drop area at the front of Garde Nord Paris. We exited at Saint Pancras station and just had Continue Reading

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

On the drive to Arras we visited Tyne Cot Cemetery where my Great, Great Uncle Francis Rupert Hercus fought but returned home and Caberet-Rouge British Cemetery for the grave of one of Roy’s relatives Edwin Cronk.   We are in Arras for 5 nights. We had an organised Australian Battlefields Tour Continue Reading

We collected our hire car and headed to Ypres for 2 nights via Reims where we visited  the Tattinger Champagne House.  Driving through Menin Gate was surreal. We were staying within 10 minutes walk of  Menin Gate and attended the moving Last Post Service each night at 8pm with hundreds Continue Reading

We stayed in a delightful B & B for three nights where we had access to a Renault Clio electric car.   The first day we walked Rue de Champagne,  enjoyed a tour of Moet & Chandon and delicious pizza in the B & B courtyard and discussed the 10 champagnes Continue Reading

We arrived at Charles De Gaulle Airport to a summers day of 27 degrees feeling rather tired. Our flight went smoothly, from the pre-flight Champagne drinks in the Emirates Lounge to the quick transfer in Dubai and very fast exit through French customs.  We were able to walk from our 2C Continue Reading