Friday, August 03, 2007

Foxton Locks - 29 July 2007

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We started the day at Foxton Locks, where we did a 5 mile walk, based around the locks and canal. It's a very picturesque spot, where Vi...

Leicester - 28 July 2007

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In the centre of Leicester, there is an interesting area called Castle Park that includes several historical buildings, some of which we vis...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Tour de France 2007, Stage 9: Jumieges to Calais – 15 July 2007

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We awoke to the familiar sound of thunder and set a world record for dismantling a tent and getting it into the car, just as the rain began ...

Tour de France 2007, Stage 8: Chartres to Jumieges – 14 July 2007

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Our reason for heading to the south of Paris on our westward trip was to visit Monet's Garden, so that was our first stop for the day. I...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Tour de France 2007, Stage 7: Chaumont to Chartres - 13 July 2007

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Tonnerre is famous for the Fosse Dionne, a spring that the town was built around; and as it was on our westward route, it was our first stop...

Tour de France 2007, Stage 6: Munster to Chaumont – 12 July 2007

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Leaving our 'camping au sauvage' site, we dropped down from the hills behind Munster to the town itself to look at the Munster stork...
Monday, July 16, 2007

Tour de France 2007, Stage 5: St Laurent-en-Grandvaux to Munster – 11 July 2007

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Surprise, surprise, it was raining when we woke so we packed our tent in the rain again. The rain was in on-again-off-again mode all the way...