Doc’s French holiday 2023

[Khulu]

It is. Always send Jayne in first and i follow half hour later.

Obviously a regularly used plan!!!!

 

[gerarddwatts]

Ypres would be a good stop before Rotterdam....lots to see, and a chance to take in the Menin Gate...

 

[Doc]

Obviously a regularly used plan!!!!

For many years as I have been turned away before now.

Ypres would be a good stop before Rotterdam....lots to see, and a chance to take in the Menin Gate...

Cheers Gerrard good idea.

 

[DC]

Three nights booked at Riders Rest. Thanks to Arsey as the website was down.

while staying here make sure you visit Oradour Sa Glane....stepp in WW2 History. prob a 45 mins ride from R Rest ..

https://www.britannica.com/place/Oradour-sur-Glane

 

[Doc]

while staying here make sure you visit Oradour Sa Glane....stepp in WW2 History. prob a 45 mins ride from R Rest ..

https://www.britannica.com/place/Oradour-sur-Glane

Noted thanks.

 

[Wapping]

while staying here make sure you visit Oradour Sa Glane....stepp in WW2 History. prob…..

….. and the bridge at Millau. No UKGSer visit to anywhere in France is ever complete without them and the D-Day beaches. There is nothing else in France.

 

[brut33]

….. and the bridge at Millau. No UKGSer visit to anywhere in France is ever complete without them and the D-Day beaches. There is nothing else in France.

You forgot Oradour-sur-Glane.

 

[gerarddwatts]

You forgot Oradour-sur-Glane.

Knob

 

[Doc]

Next leg of the trip.

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[Doc]

You forgot Oradour-sur-Glane.

Yes i did look.

 

[Wapping]

You forgot Oradour-sur-Glane.

….. you forgot to read sequentially.

Carry on.

 

[Wapping]

Next leg of the trip.

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Excellent, you’ll be able to knock off the D-Day beaches and achieve the Jack, Queen and King ‘Court’ of bikermate ‘Must do’ sites in France.

 

[Tinytim]

….. and the bridge at Millau. No UKGSer visit to anywhere in France is ever complete without them and the D-Day beaches. There is nothing else in France.

Excellent, you’ll be able to knock off the D-Day beaches and achieve the Jack, Queen and King ‘Court’ of bikermate ‘Must do’ sites in France.

Doc Doc! Another one being sarcy.

 

[Wapping]

Doc Doc! Another one being sarcy.

Doc loves me. In a manly, firm hand shake way. None of that hugging nonsense, I hasten to add.

 

[wessie]

Doc loves me. In a manly, firm hand shake way. None of that hugging nonsense, I hasten to add.

I bet you are in the rosé wine drinking fraternity

 

[Wapping]

I have gone off heavy red wines of the Amarone type, I must confess.

A decent rosé is OK but there is some horrible stuff about.

LLR (light luncheon red) is the way to go.

 

[Doc]

Doc Doc! Another one being sarcy.

Wapping is allowed. Plus i might change my travel plans and dont want to upset the travel master.

Doc loves me. In a manly, firm hand shake way. None of that hugging nonsense, I hasten to add.

You know it.

I bet you are in the rosé wine drinking fraternity

You would enjoy having a few glasses or maybe a bottle of Rose in my company.

 

[Rasher]

Troyes is a regular favourite of mine, Brit Hotel right in centre near old town - perfect place for a meal and a few beers in the most beautiful city I have ever wandered around - although admitedly I avoid cities on holidays and in the UK they are all pretty fugly.

Never took ferry to Rotterdam,think to start with you could drop directly south and cut through a bit of the Ardenne - Durbury down to Bouillon, then the run from there to Verdun is pleasant enough, from there to Troyes - maybe a bit too long for one day, so possibly Verdun as stop?

Then at Avalon pickup the Morvan heading south before turning West towards riders rest? Think form there on most D roads would be quite pleasant?

 

[Doc]

Troyes is a regular favourite of mine, Brit Hotel right in centre near old town - perfect place for a meal and a few beers in the most beautiful city I have ever wandered around - although admitedly I avoid cities on holidays and in the UK they are all pretty fugly.

Never took ferry to Rotterdam,think to start with you could drop directly south and cut through a bit of the Ardenne - Durbury down to Bouillon, then the run from there to Verdun is pleasant enough, from there to Troyes - maybe a bit too long for one day, so possibly Verdun as stop?

Then at Avalon pickup the Morvan heading south before turning West towards riders rest? Think form there on most D roads would be quite pleasant?

Cheers. Done Bouillon a few times. Our lass now wants to visit the Dordogne area so might have to say a bit longer near Riders Rest and change my booking for the next hotel I had booked.

 

[Wapping]

For anyone picking up on Rasher’s post #78, this is the hotel in Troyes:

https://hotel-troyes.brithotel.com/