Issoudun
I'd seen some reasonable properties in Issoudun and wanted to take a look, so this was one of my targets for exploring from Vierzon. You…
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2023-01-28
Auberge de la Poule Noire
A lunchtime visit to La Charité-sur-Loire
Seeing charming photos of Auberge de la Poule Noire near the Loire in Charité when I was studying a Google map pushed me to get…
2023-01-20
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
What a long name! Cosne-sur-Loire was joined with Cours fifty years ago, but people may still just say "Cosne" when refering to the town. This…
2023-01-20
Nevers in Photos
By now it should not be news that I like cities on the water. This month I'm exploring cities on the Yonne and the Loire.…
2023-01-20
Quick look at Joigny in the Yonne
I'd been curious about Joigny, having noticed some interesting house ads. I'd driven by the town some 25 years ago, when it was already famous…
2023-01-15
Auxerre: Photo gallery
Supplementing my post on Auxerre, here are more pictures from my visit January 9-14, 2023. The town is a wonderful jumble of medieval, 1700-1800s and…
2023-01-15
First stop 2023: Auxerre
After just three nights in Paris, I caught a train to Auxerre, capital of the Yonne, a department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. I've roamed around Burgundy by…
2023-01-15
Walls of Carcassonne
Carcassonne day trip
Carcassonne! I've wanted to see it for so long. Kristian suggested we make that our day trip out of Narbonne, rather than try to take…
2022-09-18
First look at Agde
Aah … ugh … Agde
Agde was on my original list of southwestern French towns to see as I started considering where to live. It's not that I'd heard much…
2022-09-15
Le-Grau-de-Roi in the Gard
Le Grau de Roi
Kristian and I made a day trip to the coast May 22, to the closest beach we could reach by public transport. Using the ticket…
2022-07-13
Sleepy Bédarieux
I went to Bédarieux one afternoon (June 21) to see what the town was like. Hardly a sign of life. Posting photos for anyone curious.
2022-07-13
thinking things over
France: Summing up, 2022
I've spent seven weeks of this period abroad exploring SW France, and in September will go back for another two. Now spending a two-month interval…
2022-07-10