Sunday, 6 May 2012

Camper now well set up.  Michelle and I enjoyed power shopping to set up our little home away from home.  The boys just rolled their eyes as we loaded all the 'essential' items into our trollies.  After a trial run in Wales we have headed to France  -crossing at Dover (after checking out Dover Castle).  We travelled down to Normandy and stopped at the fishing town of Dieppe.  We explored their Catherdral and wandered the streets salivating over all the delicious patiserrie and delicatesan items - all beautifully displayed.  From there we headed southeast travelling past fields of golden canola that seemed to shimmer- wedged between bright green barley with alien like wind farms dotting the horizon.  In Rouen and Orleans we visited spectacular gothic cathedrals and ate more patisseries. Today we visited our first Chateau - Chambord.  Built by Francis 1 as a hunting lodge - the builders obviously got carried away as it has 426 rooms and 282 fireplaces.  Francis reigned for 32 years but only spent 72 days at this chateaux.  Nice to have so many other homes to stay in.

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  1. Hi Sue, wow what a time your having! loving all the updates! Take care and looking forward to more stories, Kell xx

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