Today started off as it did yesterday, with a lovely breakfast at the Rose Bud B&B in Honfleur. As well as the delicious items on offer yesterday, I opted for a boiled egg and we were also treated to some tasty nutmeg flavoured rice pudding – yum! After we packed up our things, I went to collect the car, checked the oil and water and we set off on our travels once more.
We left Honfleur on the back roads and soon joined a main motorway to make our way to Auxerre. We made good progress and, apart from briefly getting lost in the expansive tunnel network under Paris, we emerged out the other side and soon after stopped for some food. We had a typically French influenced lunch of fresh baguette, cheese and fresh fruit.
Lois then took over the driving for a while, which gave me more of a chance to enjoy the scenery that was passing us by as we travelled south east. The motorways were lovely and clear, making for a speedy and relaxing journey.
We arrived in Auxerre and were directed around to the rear of the hotel, where a lockable private garage awaited the MR2. She better not get used to all this luxury! The very friendly hotel receptionist helped us in with our bags and later provided us with a map and some basic directions to explore the town with. The hotel itself is not as small and quirky as The Rose Bud, but is perfectly comfortable and in a great spot, just a short walk from the centre of Auxerre.
We wandered around the town, taking in the beautiful sights, which included a nice little church, lovely winding streets and of course the majestic Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d’Auxerre. After that, we decided that a beer was in order, so found a nice little bar and sat and enjoyed a cold Leffe. Then we went to explore the riverside, before making our way back up to the hotel, via a small convenience store to pick up some food and drink for a hotel room picnic.
It was nice to have a relaxing evening in (with some random French TV!), thinking about all that we’ve done so far and all that is still to come!
We have just under 400KM to travel tomorrow to Geneva, which will bring with it new adventures and things to seek out!
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- Goodbye to our beautiful B&B in Honfleur!
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- Impressive and empty tunnels under Paris!
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- Lunch stop, which included a nice fresh baguette bought that morning; yum!
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- Blue skies and clouds
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- Stunning tree-lined roads
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- Another private garage; the MR2 is getting treated well so far! 🙂
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- Church tower (Lois using her polarising filter)
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- Exploring!
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- Pre-trip!
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- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d’Auxerre
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- Impressive and unusual organ
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- More characterful streets
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- Hmm, beer!
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- Bicycles on a boat, perfect
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- The riverside
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- An English telephone box!
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- Celebrating 40 years of Auxerre being twinned with Redditch
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- Phoning home…
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- Hotel corridor
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- Lois’ tea
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- Updating the blog
