Category: Euro road trip
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San Sebastián, Pays Basque & Rioja
San Sebastian We arrived in San Sebastian early afternoon after a few hours drive from Bordeaux. San Sebastian really is special and pretty in it’s location on the bay with it’s moon shaped beachfront. We checked in to an Airbnb appartment in the centro district, and headed out to have a look around. The sun…
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Castles, Bordeaux & Au revoir
On the road towards Bordeaux and the wonderful wine region we crossed through Cognac. We had a short stop in the city of Cognac and a tasting at CAMUS, one of the many cognac producers. After a very windy lunch with local French produce from the market in La Rochelle we headed for our stop…
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Brittany & North Western France
Saint-Malo We arrived in Saint-Malo, a city I had personally looked forward to since I read the book “All the light we cannot see” some years ago. Saint-Malo is located in Brittany and the old walled city of Saint-Malo is almost surrounded by the ocean. The city has beautiful ramparts all around, and with nice…
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Granville, Mont Saint Michel & Cancale
Granville We left Caen and had a short stay in a quite basic and uninteresting place near Granville Kairon Plage. Granville however was quite a nice town, with its walled off old town, the ramparts and the beautiful beaches accesible when the tides are low. We strolled around the city, had coffee and a second…
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Caen & D-Day beaches
Caen Caen is the main city in the province of Calvados. A vibrant and young city with a big university. We found a nice apartment in sort of a hostel, where we booked 4 nights. Caen is located near the landing beaches of D-Day and the large cemeteries of both allied but also German soldiers.…
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Etretat, Honfleur, Trouville & Deauville
After a good start in France, we continued West towards normandy. We had a stop in Etretat. A small coastal city surrounded by cliffs resembling the cliffs of dover on the other side of the canal. Etretat was overrun by tourists so after a quick lunch and a walk to the beautiful viewpoint, and a…
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Picardy, France
After a long drive and a stop over in a charming little town in The Netherlands our first stop in France was the flemish town of Arras. A pretty small town with flemish architecture and a large cathedral. Unfortunately the weather was getting very wet, so we stepped in to a small bistro full of…
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And we’re off
And so we’re off on our Euro roadtrip. After a long wait we are ready to leave, bags are packed and the car has been prepped with new system, front and rear camera. Here presenting VW UP Van edition! Many considerations about which car to borrow, rent, buy. In the end we ended up with…