Wednesday 11/14/18 - Les Andelys and Sustaibable Sailing
Wednesday, November 164 2018
Les Andelys is a charming little town along the Seine. It’s claim to fame is the Chateau Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionhearted. It is ruins now, but goes back in time to when Richard was both King of England and France. (This only works if your mother is Eleanor of Aquitaine and gives you most of Normandy as a gift). Needless to say, the ruins are up a big hill and it was a strenuous walk. We opted out for the leisurely walk through the town and gazed at the chateau from afar. (This explanation will be clearer when I get to better WiFi and can add some photos). Our stroll took us to the town church, lovely mini cathedral with the requisite beautiful stained glass windows and included a lovely plaque listing the soldiers from the town who had died in WWI. ☹️
Gary went back to the boat as he had an appointment with the boat Captain (his new bff), to learn more about how the boat operates. More to come on that with a separate blog post.
So I shopped a bit and as I strolled back to the boat I came upon a very elderly woman in an electronic wheelchair feeding 2 huge white geese and the ducks. She saved the heels of her baguette to come feed them. She was having a hard time tearing them into bits. So I helped her. It was such a lovely lovely French experience . I love France. ❤️
Les Andelys is a charming little town along the Seine. It’s claim to fame is the Chateau Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionhearted. It is ruins now, but goes back in time to when Richard was both King of England and France. (This only works if your mother is Eleanor of Aquitaine and gives you most of Normandy as a gift). Needless to say, the ruins are up a big hill and it was a strenuous walk. We opted out for the leisurely walk through the town and gazed at the chateau from afar. (This explanation will be clearer when I get to better WiFi and can add some photos). Our stroll took us to the town church, lovely mini cathedral with the requisite beautiful stained glass windows and included a lovely plaque listing the soldiers from the town who had died in WWI. ☹️
Gary went back to the boat as he had an appointment with the boat Captain (his new bff), to learn more about how the boat operates. More to come on that with a separate blog post.
So I shopped a bit and as I strolled back to the boat I came upon a very elderly woman in an electronic wheelchair feeding 2 huge white geese and the ducks. She saved the heels of her baguette to come feed them. She was having a hard time tearing them into bits. So I helped her. It was such a lovely lovely French experience . I love France. ❤️
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