Tag: medieval
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St Genis de Saintonge, Saintes & St Jean d’Angely
GK Tours. Day 77 & 78 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th January 2025. St Genis de Saintonge, Saintes & St Jean d’Angely, France We woke up to fog and mist on Saturday morning in Saint Emilion so waited until midday to see if it was going to clear. It did not. It had eased off…
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Milady (Biarritz) & St Emillion
GK Tours. Day 75 & 76 Thursday 16th & Friday 17th January 2025. Milady (Biarritz) and Saint Emillion, France We woke late in Lekeitio. It was very cold so we made a quick exit and hit the mountain roads again through Basque country heading towards the French border. There is no snow here but very…
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Vannes
GK Tours Day 3 Wednesday 6th November Dinan to Vannes We had a a really good sleep. Honestly, this van is like a cave. It doesn’t let the light in and I, unusually was woken up by my 8am vitamin reminder . So, consequently, there was no time for a nice walk for me and…
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St Malo & Dinan
GK Tours Day 2. Tuesday 5th November 2024 St Malo & Dinan In the past we have had some questionable ferry trips, memories of which sadly rear their ugly head when things don’t seem to be running smoothly. As we hadn’t departed from Portsmouth in a very long time we weren’t sure of how it…
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Alsace Wine Route
GK Tours 2025. Friday 4th July to Sunday 6th July Wangen im allgau, Germany to Vogelgrun and Dambach-la-ville, France via Ribeauville Friday Today we passed from Germany into France through pine forests and past places we visited with Andrew and Jane last year on our way to Italy. The route took us past Lake Bodensee,…
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Lindenberg and Wangen Im Allgau
GK Tours 2025. Wednesday 2nd July to Thursday 3rd July Olching to Lindenberg and Wangen im allgau, Germany Wednesday. We said a fond farewell to Konstanz, Wolfgang, her husband and Gaia, and the beautiful lake before heading to another lake. Lake Waldsee, Lindenberg, was in a pine forest so good for dog walking. The Aire…