Troyes Revisited

The drive from Anse to Troyes took us through Champagne country, fifty miles of it, nothing but grapes and vineyards and cellars. When time allows, and the weather is better, it will make a trip on its own as there are so many places that you can stop and sample the Champers. Difficult when driving, but as a holiday, it must be great.

Troyes was to be our last long stop before hitting the French coast, in fact we stayed for five days as the campsite and the town were a joy. Now the revisited part is going back a lot of years. When Jake and I were kiddies setting out on our adventures together we went on a three week camping trip with some great friends of ours to the South of France. THAT trip could have a book written about it on its
 own, however one of the places we camped was Troyes, with its massive Gothic cathedral and medieval streets. It has always stayed in our minds and here we were back again.

It's a fabulous place and like Palamos in Spain, I would really recommend a visit if you are ever in
the area. The weather turned warm, the sun shone, and we found several places to eat that wasn't
pizza and not expensive. Mon Dieu!

Here's a selection of photos that I hope capture the magic of the town.

There's one of these in most large French towns, but this was particularly pretty.

Part of the Cathedral.

The old Church.

Like Gargoyle's?

So it was with some sadness and trepidation, that after almost seven months and many amazing happenings, we left Troyes and headed to our final campsite near the channel tunnel for our crossing back to the UK. 

We had set out to find interest and laughter and to rediscover ourselves. We have certainly done all of that and more and have met some folk along the way who will be friends forever. Most of all, Jake and I have gotten back to the way were when we got together. It's been amazing!