More Travels in France

Not content with going on and on about France as I have, I am going to 'delight' you with the final leg of my second epic journey around France. (This was not my last visit to France, so I may find more to write about - be warned...). After the unexpected charms of Carcassone, the West coast came into sight and we discovered inland delights at Nantes, particularly the famous Cathedral which is a truly impressive sight situated right in the centre of the town.


We passed through Le Mans and up through Normandy on our way back to Calais, spending the last evening in Boulogne and enjoying a last reminder of French beaches on the deserted sands and clear skies of the nearby 'Plage'. The area was littered with apartments (probably mostly owned by Parisians), but currently devoid of occupants and seeming not unlike a ghost town. The local 'Notary' offers his house for Bed & Breakfast and we treated to an evening in his attic rooms.