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Return Visit to Lyon City to collect Marc
My son Marc arrived in Lyon Airport yesterday to come and stay with us. Lyon City is 128km (about an hour and a half by car) away from Chalon Sur Saone. Nuala and I set of early in the day … Continue reading
Visit to boat by Grand children and finding out about Bla Bla Car
The day after we arrived back from Ireland my daughter Louise, Son in Law Jo and my grandchildren Eve and Eamon came to stay a few days. From Jo we learned about Bla Bla Car.
Berlin family entertains us- our first night in a house in four months
On Friday, Nuala and I set off to visit Heike and her family. Nuala first met Heike thirty seven years ago when they were both au pairs in Paris. Heike reminded Nuala that it was twenty seven years since they … Continue reading
Bill & Cora arrive, so no blogs for Six Days!
Bill & Cora Kee arrived to stay with us last Thursday. Since they came, there have been no blogs as we were having such a great time!!
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From Meaux to Epernay Nuala Birthday and Family Arrive
This week we travelled along the Marne River and Nuala’s mother, Aine and sister, Kate came to stay with us. They brought fantastic weather with them, the hottest we have had so far! We really enjoyed this section of the … Continue reading
10 Days of Sight Seeing in Paris- Its been great but time to leave
We have now being in Paris for ten days and have done lots of sightseeing and shopping. We have been here before a number of times before as we both love Paris. Therefore we did not revisit the usual well … Continue reading
Our first real visitors to the boat.
We had our first visitors to stay with us on the boat. My daughter Louise, her husband Josselin, my granddaughter Eve (6 years) and grandson Eamon (5months) came to stay with us for five days. They joined us at Chauny … Continue reading
Faire des liens…
Ma fille Louise s’est mariée avec un Français qui s’appelle Jo Renard. Avant de commencer ce voyage, nous n’avions pas réalisé que ses grands parents vivent à Douai. Nous avons les rencontrés au mariage de Louise en France il ya … Continue reading
Meeting our relatives in Douai
My daughter Louise is married to a Frenchman called Jo Renard. We did not realise until shortly before we commenced this journey that his grandparents live in Douai. We had met them at Louise’s wedding in France five years ago … Continue reading
Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Weather in Chalon Sur Saone
Living on a boat for the winter in the middle of France had us worried at the start, but it’s turned out to be a very mild winter here in Chalon Sur Saone. At home in Ireland this week it … Continue reading →