Both readers of this blog know that Laurie and I are fascinated by the canals of France. Honestly, we can’t say why but we like to walk along them and we like to watch boats go through the locks. Most of the canals in France are no longer used for commercial boats; the Canal du Loing, which is near our...
(Full post)We’re off on another ramble! Our first stop is in Bailley, where we’ll visit the caves of the local wine cooperative. This winery is known for sparkling wines - we’d call them champagnes except that a wine cannot be called a champagne unless it comes from the champagne region. The wines made here are made with the same type grape using...
(Full post)Last Wednesday we left, with Mary and Gilles, on a ramble toward the south. We really didn’t go too far - our return trip, which was from the farthest point south, took less than two hours to get back to Montigny. But we did lots of enjoyable things and saw many interesting sights. Over the next couple days, I’ll do...
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