Retirement Odyssey
The weather continues to be beautiful and for the first time, definitely warm enough for shorts and sandals! The drive from Vannes to Anger took 2 hours and was trouble free.
Checked into our hotel. It's nice and in a good location, but you can't beat the home like comforts of a Chambre de Hotes/ B&B like the one we just left in Vannes!
Had lunch in the Jardin de Mail, almost right next to the hotel. Beautiful flowers and a lovely large fountain running in the middle.
Onward to the Chateau d'Angers, built in the 13th century on the site of ancient roman fortifications that were modified and incorporated into the new medieval structure with it's 17 striped towers. These towers used to be crenelated and have "witch's hat " roofs.
The most amazing part of the chateau is the very well displayed tapestry of the Apocalypse, created in just 4 years in the early 14th century. It's based on the story of the Apocalypse as told in the Gospel of John. He appears on the left side of each panel of the tapestry which is 103 feet long with remarkable color and detail.
Dinner at "Pont Pont", facing the castle, recommended by Charlotte, a summer intern at Alliance Francaise in Portland, who lives in Angers.
Strolled home through nearly deserted streets, made all the more appealing by falling temperatures.
Walked - 5.8 miles
Drove - 191 km
Apocalypse Tapestry
August 14, 2017
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Angers, France
The weather continues to be beautiful and for the first time, definitely warm enough for shorts and sandals! The drive from Vannes to Anger took 2 hours and was trouble free.
Checked into our hotel. It's nice and in a good location, but you can't beat the home like comforts of a Chambre de Hotes/ B&B like the one we just left in Vannes!
Had lunch in the Jardin de Mail, almost right next to the hotel. Beautiful flowers and a lovely large fountain running in the middle.
Onward to the Chateau d'Angers, built in the 13th century on the site of ancient roman fortifications that were modified and incorporated into the new medieval structure with it's 17 striped towers. These towers used to be crenelated and have "witch's hat " roofs.
The most amazing part of the chateau is the very well displayed tapestry of the Apocalypse, created in just 4 years in the early 14th century. It's based on the story of the Apocalypse as told in the Gospel of John. He appears on the left side of each panel of the tapestry which is 103 feet long with remarkable color and detail.
Dinner at "Pont Pont", facing the castle, recommended by Charlotte, a summer intern at Alliance Francaise in Portland, who lives in Angers.
Strolled home through nearly deserted streets, made all the more appealing by falling temperatures.
Walked - 5.8 miles
Drove - 191 km
1.
Preparation
2.
Our Journey Begins
3.
Arrival in Normandy
4.
Recalling the life of Jean d'Arc
5.
Farewell Rouen, welcome sunshine
6.
La Route des Ancienne Abbayes
7.
La Jour de Lessive
8.
Continuing west in Normandy
9.
En vacances
10.
Lazy Sunday; Dimanche en France
11.
Brittany, Bretagne, Briezh
12.
The Coast Beckons
13.
Down To the River
14.
Our First Excursion
15.
Another Excursion
16.
Westward Ho!
17.
Touring North Brittany
18.
Channel to Mountains to Atlantic
19.
Hello Birthday Girl
20.
A Change in the Air In Quimper (Kemper)
21.
On We Go!!
22.
Daytripping
23.
"Breaking News"
24.
Medieval festival
25.
Apocalypse Tapestry
26.
"Sunday" on a Tuesday
27.
Visite Guidee avec Sylvie
28.
A Visit To St Etienne
29.
Gloomy Day
30.
A Change in Roofs; Saturday Traffic
31.
Volcano Day .... Up and Away
32.
French Hill Towns of the Massif Central
33.
Je Viens a Vienne
34.
The Grandeur of Roman Vienne
35.
Vienne- continued
36.
2000+ years ago in Roman Vienne
37.
Approaching Provence
38.
The Heat Is On
39.
Vaucluse and Ventoux
40.
Baking with the Romans
41.
Cote de Rhone loop drive
42.
The Red Rocks of Roussillon
43.
Inclement Weather in the East Luberon
44.
Bright Sun in the Western Luberon
45.
Mini-Mistral; Venice of Provence
46.
A Day In the "New" Avignon
47.
An Audience With the Pope
48.
Over the Mountain to Arles
49.
Around and About Arles
50.
Ancient Arle; Coupes des Cheveux
51.
Water to Nime, Birthplace of Bluejeans
52.
Cool and Damp in the City of Denim
53.
Nime's 1st Water Source
54.
Sleeping Like a Monk
55.
Day Trip to Aix en Provence
56.
One Last Trip to the Luberon
57.
Blowing Onto the Cote d'Azur
58.
Cloudy Day on the Cote d'Azur?!?!
59.
Surf and Sun in Golfe-Juan
60.
Souffle Encore
61.
Leaving the Coast; Inland Cote d'Azur
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