On the road through France and across the channel to the UK. A visit to London.

We left Limoux, France on Friday, May 26 and drove to Albi to see the Cathedral. It is large and ornate with magnificent and emotional paintings and sculptures . We are not religious by any means but you can’t help but be moved by some of the pieces.

We spent the night in Limoges, France. When we do 1 or 2 night stays in places while on the road, we’re trying to stay in small , family owned hotels or B&B’s. We also try to take in a site or two in each town if time permits. Limoges had a unique train station as well as a beautiful river walk where we were able to capture some good images.

We also visited Oradour-sur-Glane , France. If you read this post, take time to read about this Nazi massacre of an entire village. It was a sobering stop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane_massacre

From Limoges we stayed in a beautiful B&B near Laval, France. We wish we could have stayed longer. It was a refurbished stable and mill next to a stream. Home made bread and yogurt in the morning.

Our final night in France was in a small village outside of Rouen , France. We stopped in Rouen and visited a few sites before heading to our B&B.

On Monday, May 29, we crossed the channel to the UK. Switched from driving on the right to the left. We bought a 3 day ‘London Pass’ which gets you in at a discount to various sites, boat rides and hop on/off bus. Not conducive to photography.

Our last night in London was the night of the terrorist attack on the London Bridge. We had gone to a show in the West End Theatre district and then out to dinner. We caught the train back to our BnB by 8pm. Got the news of the attacks from people texting us from the US. We had seen, earlier in the day, young Muslims giving food to some of the street people. Their shirts read, ‘I’m a Muslim , ask me anything.’ We know which Muslims actually practice their faith.

From London we are traveling to York for a week. Had lunch and a brief tour of Stamford by a couple, Gareth and Jan, whom we had met in France. Making friends has been one of the best parts of the trip.

Albi, France Sainte-Cecile