Day: 4 (Honfleur to Rouen) & 5 (Rouen) Km travelled: 92.5km Steps:106.71 September 9th & 10th, 2017 A croissant and a short nap are the cure to most problems. I arrived in Rouen, a medieval Norman city, damp, cold and slightly cranky; however, after self medicating with the above, I was all set to explore Read More
Category: France
Photo of the Day (Saint – Félix)
Saint-Félix-Lauragais, France
Photo of the Day (Moet & Chandon cellars, Epernay, France)
Dom Perignon as far as the eye can see…. I have found my happy place!
Photo of the Day (Champagne)
A weekend in champagne…..
Photo of the Day (Avignon, France)
Palais des Papes, Avignon
Raincoats and Rewards
Day: 3 (Honfleur to Rouen) Km travelled: 102.45km Steps: 15,544 Croissant eaten: 2 (don’t judge, it was a rough day!) September 9th 2017 I arrived in the evening of September 8th to Honfleur and walked over 20 minutes in the ‘misting rain’ to my hotel, doing the good old backpacker “front/back carry” (my large pack Read More
Castle and Abbeys and Churches, oh my!
Day: 2 (Caen to Honfleur) Km travelled: 75.39km Steps: 17,777 September 8th 2017 I awoke early on this what I considered the true first day of my adventure! After an overpriced yet filling & leisurely breakfast at the hotel, my friends very generously offered to pick me up before heading out to explore the sights Read More
Planes, trains and automobiles
Days: 0 (Mtl-Paris) & 1 (Paris-Caen) Km travelled: 5,945.4km Steps: 11,012 (over 2 days, however my tracker died on day 2!) Modes of transportation: 4 (train, bus, plane, car) Hours awake: approx 36! September 7, 2017 After a very long day (or two?) spent in train stations, airports, planes, I finally landed in Paris on Read More