Aug 19
After breakfast, we continued on our way. One of the great pleasures of driving in France is the motorway aires. Service stations in England are often unattractive and rather seedy; in France, possibly due to the cost of travelling on the motorways, there is a huge range of aires. French government regulations stipulate that aires …
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Aug 17
We awoke early and had a very civilised buffet breakfast. After loading up the car again, we made our way back to the lake. Annecy is situated at the northern end of the lake. It really is stunning with the mountains rising up behind it. Many people were swimming in the clear blue water. Sadly …
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Aug 13
My friend, although well travelled elsewhere, had never been to France other than a few towns in the Nord Pas de Calais on daytrips. I love France. Time to introduce him then to some of the delights it has to offer! We only had a week and, as ever, we were over ambitious. However, it …
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Aug 12
I didn’t mean to go there, it wasn’t my intention at all, and yet what better proof is there of the old adage, “Everything happens for a reason“? Perhaps it was a combination of driving on the right hand side of the road and driving in a right hand drive vehicle. Perhaps it was fate. …
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