by Penny | 3 Sep, 2016 | Brexit fallout, French Odyssey by Bicycle, Hotels
Friday, September 2nd – Day 17 Saint Nicholas de la Grave to Salies-de-Bearne – not all by bicycle! Anyone with a smidgeon of knowledge of French geography will spot the unlikely chances of our getting from near Toulouse to the foothills of the Pyrenees by...
by Penny | 1 Sep, 2016 | Chateau, French Odyssey by Bicycle, Medieval History, Religious History, Social History
Thursday, Sept 1st Day Sixteen – Agen to St Nicholas de la Grave I didn’t run this morning after a sleepless night worrying about getting out of town without facing the trials of the Agen roundabout again. I will drive across France if he likes but I am...
by Penny | 31 Aug, 2016 | French Odyssey by Bicycle, Saints, Social History, Traffic violations
Wednesday, August 31st – Day Fifteen – Cancon to Agen Morning run this morning was almost too special, having spent the afternoon in Villeneuve sur Lot we were too tired to climb the hill to the “viewpoint” in our own overnight village of...
by Penny | 30 Aug, 2016 | Architecture, Chateau, French Odyssey by Bicycle, Social History
Tuesday, August 30th – Day Fourteen – Bergerac to Cancon After the routine run, this morning from the hotel, through the almost deserted town, down to the quay on the river Dordogne and back, followed by our relatively unvaried choice of...
by Penny | 29 Aug, 2016 | Dogs, French Odyssey by Bicycle, Sculpture, Social History
Sunday, August 28th – Day Thirteen – a wine tasting opportunity between Riberac and Bergerac Riberac to Bergerac This morning we move on from the Dordogne department in Aquitropaine towards Bergerac, which is not just an 80’s TV series starring John...
by Penny | 28 Aug, 2016 | French Odyssey by Bicycle, Hotels, Wine tasting
Sunday, August 27th – Day Twelve – Angouleme to Riberac Another Sunday, and sadly Riberac , like Blain, is suffering from an outbreak of permanently closed down shops. However, unlike Blain, it does have a few decent restaurants open on a Sunday in August,...
