Just stumbled across this photo of me at Motocamp Dordogne on my sabbatical. A little blurry, but I still like it!
Calais, France
My last night in continental Europe was spent just outside Calais, not far from the EuroTunnel station. I got in late after a long day’s riding, so didn’t get to take many photos. Here’s a handful of my favorites from my walk around the area near the campground.
Exploring Le Mans
I spent an afternoon in Le Mans, home of the 24 hour auto race! In addition to cars (I couldn’t find the car museum), there’s a beautiful old medieval section of the town right near the city center.
Sarlat, France
One of the other villages I visited was the village of Sarlat. Also medieval, the big difference between it and Beynac is that Sarlat wasn’t built into cliffs, so it’s much more flat 🙂 the old town center still has an exceptional number of well-preserved buildings from the 13th and 14th centuries, and it was […]
Beynac, Dordogne River Valley, France
I spent the last couple of days camped at Motocamp Dordogne (as you might guess, in the Dordogne region of France). It proved to be a great base for exploring some incredibly beautiful medieval villages. This photo set focuses on Beynac and the Chateau de Beynac. The chateau dates back to the mid 1100s and […]
Odd and Sods From The South of France
Odds and ends from my time in the south of France 🙂
Exploring Carcassonne, France
“Under the ruins of a walled city, crumbling towers and beams of yellow light” Sting’s lyrics were in my head on repeat as I explored the walled city ruins of medieval Carcassone. I took a train from Alet les Bains (for a euro!) through the vineyards of the Languedoc wine region and had fun exploring […]
The Village of Alet Les Bains
I camped for two nights in the medieval village of Alet les Bains, about 30km outside of Carcassone, in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. I’m so glad I did – it was one of the most pleasant camps of my trip and the town itself incredibly friendly, not to mention unbelievably old. There were […]
Avignon, France
And here’s the photo set for my favorite photos taken at the Palace of Popes. Enjoy!
Exploring Avignon, France
Unlike the song, I did not danse sur le Pont D’Avignon :). I did, however have a pleasant afternoon touring the Palace of Popes (the Holy See was actually located here for the tenure of about a dozen popes between 700 and 800 years ago), walking the Pont D’Avignon, and wandering through the streets. Good […]