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The first anniversary of the blog- let me know what you want me to write about
I wrote my first blog “Good Bye Fish Tank – Good Bye Motor bike” on the 6th December last year. Since then I have published 113 blogs, readers have visited about 40,000 pages on the blog site and around 1,000 … Continue reading
How the William’s Saved the Blog
Last Friday we were going through Dublin Airport on our way back to France when we met Fiona and Kevin Williams, our neighbours in Clontarf. We stopped for a chat and…
Posted in On the Journey, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way
Tagged caption, Christmas market in Hamburg, Clontarf, Dublin airport, Fiona, Fiona and Kevin Williams, Kevin Williams, Lyon Airport, Nikon Camera, Nikon D60, Nuala, nuala gallagher, short term parking Lyon Airport, Sligo, things happening in threes
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Trip back to Ireland and meeting the Irish Police (Garda)
For the last week we have been back in Ireland. I borrowed my mother in law’s car and it got broken into by thieves so I had to call the Irish Police. Two weeks ago I was with the French … Continue reading
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Tagged Aine Brady, Ballymagarvey House Hotel, Ballymagarvey House Hotel in County Meath, Bill and Cora kee, Gendarmerie Nationale in Chalon sur Saone, Ireland, Irish Police, John Conville, Lorna Kee, Parish Church Sligo, petty crime sligo, short term parking Lyon Airport, Sligo
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How 17th Century Lyon History – got me in trouble
Last Friday morning we visited the History of Lyon Museum. As I worked my way up the museum floors from Roman times to 14th, 15th 16th century, Nuala kept saying we need to leave for the airport. I kept saying … Continue reading
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Tagged History of Lyon Museum, Lyon, Lyon Airport, Nuala, Sat Nav, Traffic Lyon
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Visit to Lyon- Very Impressive – We will have to go back
Last week we spent a night and day in Lyon. It’s the third largest city in France. We decided to stop over on our way to the airport for a return trip to Ireland. We got a pleasant surprise!
Mansion in a Cave- Reignac Castle
When we were in the Tourist Office in Sarlat, we were told about a castle built in a rock cliff face, called Maison Forte du Reignac at Tursac. So we decided, as it sounded so unusual and although out of our … Continue reading
Tuesday 11th November was a public holiday in France
We knew it was a bank holiday but did not know why. We were on the boat, when at about 10.30am, I heard the sound of a marching band. I looked up and I could see people with flags marching along … Continue reading
River Saone in Flood- Water rises two meters!
We left on Monday to visit Sarlat for three days. We were amazed to return to Chalon to find the Saone River in flood and a lot of the ground around the Marina was under water.
Posted in C'est La Vie - The Boat, On the Journey, Places visited
Tagged flooding in Chalons, saone river, Saone River floods, Sarlat
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Recent Return Visit to Ireland
Having never lived abroad, it’s a new experience for Nuala and I, to return home for holidays. I wonder if we are experiencing the same feelings that emigrants, coming home on holidays feel too. Also you notice different things about … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th best place to visit for 2015, Andrea Molloy, beauty of Sligo, Benbulben Mountain, Bill Kee, Chalon sur Saone, Clontarf, Fingal Rotary Club, Irish friendliness, living in a french town, lonely planet, Strandhill Sligo, SVP, SVP Fundraising
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Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Chalon sur Saone- The dream took a bit of a battering this week.
We have been delighted with our winter moorings in Chalon but on Friday and Saturday we got a reality check.