tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8387673267063718002..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The circuitKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34015561740129597362011-06-07T00:03:21.947+02:002011-06-07T00:03:21.947+02:00Bistrot de Breteuil. Mmmmmmmmmmm. We had dinner th...Bistrot de Breteuil. Mmmmmmmmmmm. We had dinner there on your recommendation years ago and enjoyed it thoroughly! Have a great trip.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22551840091480202652011-06-06T08:02:15.467+02:002011-06-06T08:02:15.467+02:00That back seat is getting awfully full. I know it&...That back seat is getting awfully full. I know it's a seven-passenger car, but it's also loaded up with drawings, paintings (framed), and other treasures that CHM is donating to the museum in Péronne. I hope you all aren't to squeezed in back there!<br /><br />We are not going to Vézelay or Decize on this trip -- no time. But I do plant to go to both those places with Walt and our friend Cheryl in October.<br /><br />Carolyn, the trip to Péronne is for a very specific reason, as you suspect. All the rest is just fun.<br /><br />Starman, do you mean those things you plug into an electrical outlet? I think we have one at home in Saint-Aignan but I didn't think to bring it along. Here near Péronne, I can report, no mosquitoes are in evidence.<br /><br />Susan, I've been to Vézelay a couple of times before, and I can attest to its beauty, especially when the weather is fine.<br /><br />And The Beaver, it was a lot of fun meeting you in person. I hope you had a good trip back to America :^)Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16314314668046590132011-06-06T05:56:30.434+02:002011-06-06T05:56:30.434+02:00Bonjour Cousine, It was a pleasure to meet you and...Bonjour Cousine, It was a pleasure to meet you and your husband. Hope you had a nice trip back home.<br /><br />Nadège, bonjour à vous aussi.chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79063724401475528632011-06-06T02:54:58.823+02:002011-06-06T02:54:58.823+02:00Is is on this trip that you are going to stop in D...Is is on this trip that you are going to stop in Decize?<br />Bonjour à CHM!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44459188295724562302011-06-05T20:34:21.027+02:002011-06-05T20:34:21.027+02:00Have a great trip Ken, can't wait to hear all ...Have a great trip Ken, can't wait to hear all about it and see the photosTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626079624234568538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34757603478077814632011-06-05T20:13:15.855+02:002011-06-05T20:13:15.855+02:00Wow, can't wait to follow! We went to Senlis o...Wow, can't wait to follow! We went to Senlis on our last trip. The church had some beautiful, modern replacement stained-glass windows for ones that were destroyed during WWII. There's a dedication plaque inside, too, for a priest from the church who died in a concentration camp after being caught helping Jews escape or hide from the Nazis. <br /><br />I understand that Senlis was the scene of many royal coronations... though I had thought that St. Denis's Abbey was used for that?<br /><br />VEZELAY is nothing short of marvelous if you like Romanesque (though the back is Gothic). <br /><br />Yippee!<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79585714631957426262011-06-05T19:55:50.918+02:002011-06-05T19:55:50.918+02:00You don't know about those mosquito things the...You don't know about those mosquito things they have over there? They're very affective. I used them in Lyon and never had a mosquito problem.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17955792962070559902011-06-05T18:46:57.781+02:002011-06-05T18:46:57.781+02:00Looks like a great trip! Looking forward to seein...Looks like a great trip! Looking forward to seeing pics of the chateaux, houses and all you experience.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31597295474079917702011-06-05T17:38:25.505+02:002011-06-05T17:38:25.505+02:00I agree about Vezelay. I've never been there, ...I agree about Vezelay. I've never been there, but I've seen it on the telly and the sculpture and so on looks fascinating.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56330360973931037462011-06-05T17:28:03.340+02:002011-06-05T17:28:03.340+02:00Looking forward to our trip with you! Your car wi...Looking forward to our trip with you! Your car will be quite crowded but I'm small. :)<br /><br />BettyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59383700784476814832011-06-05T14:14:39.080+02:002011-06-05T14:14:39.080+02:00This will be fun to read about. Do you have specif...This will be fun to read about. Do you have specific reasons for some of these destinations, or it's just that your route takes you through them? I think I can guess why you're going to Peronne.<br /><br />I hope you'll be looking at the castle ruins at Coucy le Chateau. I recently finished The distant mirror (just before it finished me). Enguerrand de Coucy was the only historic figure of any decency in the book.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79881117402368648182011-06-05T12:33:44.032+02:002011-06-05T12:33:44.032+02:00May I make a suggestion? After Auxerre take the ol...May I make a suggestion? After Auxerre take the old RN6 ( now the 606 I believe).This is a slight detour to the south east. You can take the opportunity to visit the little wine village of Irancy, approx 15km from Auxerre, just a few km off the RN6- lovely village with a nice little restaurant.Back on the RN head on towards Cravant,then on to Vermenton which has a cistercian abbey at Reigny, about 2km fom Vermenton on the RN 6heading south.Then on to Vezelay, about 25km from Vermenton. This is the real reason for the detour and this UNESCO site is extraordinary and must be seen.You can then loop back towards Clamecy and on to Varzy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18720794393018209282011-06-05T10:53:51.942+02:002011-06-05T10:53:51.942+02:00That seems like a very interesting circuit. I'...That seems like a very interesting circuit. I've never been to Troyes, which I regret, as I was told that it is a very nice town. Save that other place on the backseat for me please!:)ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4196833543918409192011-06-05T10:52:57.962+02:002011-06-05T10:52:57.962+02:00Thank you Ken and "le cher cousin" for i...Thank you Ken and "le cher cousin" for introducing us to the bistrot. We really enjoyed the food and the company. We took the metro - Duroc since we know the way to get to it to St Lazare. Enjoy your trip and am waiting to read about it when I get home on Monday afternoon.The Beavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53540325204366958112011-06-05T08:33:54.120+02:002011-06-05T08:33:54.120+02:00Have a great trip and we will be in the back seat ...Have a great trip and we will be in the back seat enjoying the journey with you. Particularly revisting Senlis, Auxerre, Sancerre amongst some others.<br />Stay safe on the road.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.com