We have just had the most delightful day. We started off by going to a car boot sale at a little place called Dive Sur Mer where I thought I would pick up a whole lot of little French treasures to fill up my backpack. Not to be - just junk people didn't want!!! But after that we headed up north for Honfleur. It is a beautiful little port town - medieval. Look it up on the net to see how it nestles around a marina and the houses are all skinny and tall (my dream - maybe that's why I liked it so much). We spent a couple of hours there wandering around the streets and then meandered home through back country roads and discovered some more delightful villages.
Paddy and Abbey are now on their way south and we said a sad goodbye to them on Tuesday after a fabulous morning at Chenonceau. It was in amazing condition and the gardens were beautiful - full of tulips and spring flowers. They even had a maze which we had fun in. Thought of you, Jude, when we were there. We also went to the town of Loches for a look at the domjon. It also was delightful. From there we headed north and Paddy and Abbey headed south.
The whole time we have been away - except for Malaysia - it has been mainly freezing cold. Can't believe it. We have bought some winter stuff but I think it all finally caught up with me and I have come down a bit flu-y and I think John is getting it now too. So we had a very relaxing day yesterday - sleeping a lot and enjoying our accommodation.
This weekend we are off to a medieval fair just east of Alencon. Looking forward to that and tomorrow night we are having dinner with the people who own our apartment. So some good things coming up. It is actually sunny outside at the moment. It's 8 pm and the day looks like about 3 pm at home.
Take care everyone.
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