French Adventures

Armed with our trusty Ford Fiesta we have been meandering our way around the northern parts of France.

The itinery for the first week was wonderfully planned as is always the case, the next three weeks are a little more vague. So far we have visited Monet's house in the quaint village of Giverny, toured the D Day Landing beaches on the north coast and headed west to see an ancient abbey Mont St. Michel perched on a rock in the middle of a tidal bay. Yesterday and today we have toured around an array of huge Chateaux's spread along the Loire Valley in central France.

The best contrast from Singapore is the nice fresh food. We have been cooking up a storm most nights beside our tent, aiming to avoid the expensive touristy resturants. We have been hanging out in campsites and checking out the British and German tourists with their camper vans, satelitte dishes and plug in fridges. Some of the places are a bit deserted, apparently due to the depreciation of the pound in the last 12 months against the Euro.


Rachel loved Monet's house with the gardens and seeing copies of all his paintings in the original house. I enjoyed walking around the surreal American War Cemetary perched above the imposing cliffs of Omaha Beach. Most days I have been out running and Rachel has been writting postcards and reading up in the Lonely Planet on places to visit. All in all, it has been a pretty chilled out trip so far and a great contrast from the bustle of Singapore.