Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
This was a day when everything went right. It started with a walk down a narrow road from our hotel through the vineyards to the small village of Champillon for a champagne tasting at Bertrand Devanvry vineyard. We tasted f three of their champagnes and toured their facilities, and it was all gratis, something nearly … Continue reading “Carolingian & Crusader Travel Journal: Day 6”
Today we traveled from the western part of France (Bayeux in Normandy) through Paris, to Epernay. Epernay is in the heart of the Champagne region (notice the vineyards in the pic I took from our hotel room) in Northeast France. More importantly for our purposes, Epernay is near Reims, where we will journey tomorrow. We were … Continue reading “Carolingian & Crusader Travel Journal: Day 5”
Today we began at Mont St. Michel, one of the most visited and photographed sights in the world. Mont St. Michel is a monastery built in the 8th century on a rock off the coast of Normandy, France. It is completely surrounded by water and is connected to land only by a causeway. The monasteries were … Continue reading “Carolingian & Crusader Travel Journal: Day 4”
We were in Normandy today. And if you are American, you cannot go through Normandy without visiting the D-Day beaches, memorials and museums. We are American; so we did. I recognize this was not consistent with the theme of this travel journal, but I want you to know I tried. I told our tour guide … Continue reading “Carolingian & Crusader Travel Journal: Day 3”
Paris, or rather Charles de Gaulle Airport, greeted us at 7:45 this morning. The wife, a/k/a Cindy, and I arrived before Ann and were met by the guide and driver our travel agency sent to take us to the Paris train station. Our guide, Robert, is a former model, and our driver, Angel, bore a striking … Continue reading “Carolingian & Crusader Travel Journal: Day 2”