France 2015 Page 3
Heading northwards now ... a regular haunt of ours at Souppes sur Loing
It's beside a busy little canal. We were amused to see the name
on this barge; we're in France remember. Maybe the owner is English?
then along came another
The lady skipper on this one was obviously the partner of the skipper on the
first one. By the look of the car, they are doing alright. The boat
was the same size as the first but I think she should be in front.
Just north of Paris we stopped off at Chantilly
While we associate Chantilly with lace and cream, it is really all about art and horses
I am very curious about this painting by Vernet. It is the same as one at
Versailles, it looks identical. I adore the horses!
Below ...
The library houses thousands of books and on the right, detail from a huge
staircase. I'm glad I don't have to dust that lot.
It was too hot to visit the stables and watch a dressage display, we'll return
another year for that.
We decided not to spend our last night in Calais and
stopped a little further westwards on a farm with a great view. This shot
was taken from the step of the motorhome and this was also our view from the
back window.
Despite all the troubles in Calais - we didn't see any of it btw - we picked up
a little more wine and diesel (€1.18) before our tunnel crossing. Only a 20 minute
delay.
Below, Home; we were delighted to find that our garden saved some colour for us.
