It's a pity that you won't be able to go there. France is apparently the most visited country in the world, and for good reason, but somehow it still feels like a private discovery and personal secret. I hope your wife enjoys the pictures.
Thanks to everyone who has looked. Bob On 6 Aug 2013, at 19:12, Don Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah places I've never been to and never will. So I enjoy these fine photos on > two levels and will share then with my wife who loves all things French. Plus > I can only ride a bike about 200 yds. > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Message: 10 >> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 09:16:40 +0100 >> From: "Bob W"<[email protected]> >> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'"<[email protected]> >> Subject: Hot Napoleon >> Message-ID: <EF8349EA8EDF49D9A8B0EF229447B18A@Vostro> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Here are some pictures from my recent trip to Rouen et ses alentours: >> >> http://www.web-options.com/Rouen2013/ >> >> I cycled from Greenwich to Newhaven, ferry to Dieppe arriving at 4am, then >> cycled to Rouen. Later I took the train to Paris and cycled back to Rouen >> via Saint-Cloud, Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Medan, Meulan, >> Giverny/Vernon and Les Andelys. Then a round trip to Ry (for Mme Bovary), >> Vascoeuil, Lyons la Foret, Mortemer, Fleury-sur-Andelle and back via >> Montmain. A day trip by train to Cleres, which is lovely, and finally cycled >> back from Rouen to Dieppe (in 3 hours!). 700km / 420 miles in total on the >> bike. The whole thing was really enjoyable, apart from getting caught up in >> rush hour traffic trying to get out of Paris. >> >> There are still many photos which I haven't looked at yet, but this is a >> quick selection mainly from Rouen. It wasn't specifically a photo trip - >> it's awkward to cycle and take pictures at the same time! The routes were >> determined by literary and arty choices, as well as their historical >> interest and beauty. >> >> I stayed in a lovely gite, which I can recommend to anyone who wants to >> spend a few days in Rouen: >> <http://www.gites-beffroy.fr/> >> >> I hope you enjoy the pictures. Some of them may seem a little obscure, but >> they're intended for people in my French circle who will get the references. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
