Reims: Champagne
When in Champagne one must tour a Champagne house and taste their product. We chose the Taittinger house and were not disappointed. Taittinger is located ... Read More
Reims to Bouzy(really)
Gordon:It was a beautiful 30 km walk today. The first 10 km were on the towpath along a canal. We then passed though a series ... Read More
Bouzy to Chalons-en-Champagne: Gliding along the Canal
Ruth - The only thing better than a hard packed grassy towpath to ride along is a paved one and today I had some of each. ... Read More
Chalons-en-Champagn to le Meix-Tiercelin to Brienne-le-Chateau: Straight
Roman Roads are straight! Ruth: We have spent the last two days primarily on the Roman Road. This is the original route between Canterbury ... Read More
Brienne-le-Chateau to Bar-sur-Aube: Summer Has Arrived
Ruth:How quickly we forget the cold weather now that summer is really here. There wasn't a cloud in the sky all day today. The area ... Read More
Bar-sur-Aube to Clairvaux to Chateauvillian: Medieval Touches
I am making my husband very happy tonight. Now don't worry, I am not about to say anything inappropriate. I am making my husband happy ... Read More
Mormant to Langres: Pilgrim Privileges
If I ever come back to France as a regular tourist it will be quite a shock. The pilgrim welcome or l’acceuil du Pélerin is ... Read More
Langres
Langres has been a real treat. It well deserves its ranking in the fifty most beautiful cities in France. It is our favorite city so ... Read More
Langres to Champlitte – Changing Architecture
Gordon - As we have crossed northern France we have noticed significant changes in the architecture of houses and public edifices. Some of this is ... Read More
Champlitte to Dampierre-sur-Salon
What a perfect day! This morning we left Champlitte to connect the dots between beautiful villages strung out along the gorgeous Salon valley. It rained ... Read More