Wisetrips Travel Blog

Sunday, June 6, 2010 We really enjoyed our time visiting Mont-Sainte-Michel.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������…

After a delicious breakfast in Honfleur, we visited Etretat - a beautiful French seaside village with a unique natural arch. The drive from Honfleur to Etretat took just 35 minutes. We parked our car on the outskirts and walked onto the pebble beach. The weather was beautiful, with hardly any wind. The downtown was relatively small, with many quaint shops and cafes. After some time, we decided to…

Friday, June 4, 2010 For the French portion of our England-France European trip, we began our journey in Le Havre (after crossing the English Channel from Portsmouth on the LD Lines ferry). We departed Portsmouth, England, aboard LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus) on June 4, 2010, at 08:30 and arrived in Le Havre at 12:45 (a 4-hour ferry ride) for a total of 63.75 GBP ($88) for all 3 passengers. In Le Havre, we ren…

Friday, June 4, 2010 Our early morning drive from Bath to Portsmouth went reasonably smoothly. We needed to drop off our rented Mercedes at National Car Rental and catch the LD Ferry for Le Havre. On arrival at Portsmouth, I found the National Car Rental offices closed, so I left the car key and paperwork in the Dropbox. We then proceeded to the ferry terminal to check in for our ferry ride. Our ferry check-in time w…

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 After touring Stourhead Gardens , we continued our drive toward Bath, where we had a two-day reservation at the Badminton Villa (managed by Heather and Steve Clewley): Badminton Villa 10 Upper Oldfield Park Bath BA2 3JZ  We checked in and went to bed as we were tired from our drive. Thursday, June 3, 2010 Heather and Steve treated us to a delicious English breakfast in the …