Vicki got into the
Beaux Villages thing a few years back, and we have been visiting them whenever handy. We were limited, however, in that her
Beaux Villages guide book was in French. After much effort this year, she finally located an English version, the current edition, reserved for us at the chateau TI in La Roche de Guyon, which is, yes, a
Beau Village. So we drove there, from Chartres, across some beautiful and quite varied countryside, including the valley of the Seine and the ancient troglodyte settlements thereby. It was on the way to Calais, she said.
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| The chateau at La Roche de Guyon, with the ancient tower above |
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Rommel's headquarters until July, 1944, when he committed suicide; he had been
part of the plot to assassinate Hitler... |
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While we were there, there were a couple busloads of American cruisers, who,
having apparently completed their obligatory one day in Paris, now opted for
something else (probably conjoined with Giverny and maybe some Joan of Arc
stuff too); it was a Vikings line tour, and we couldn't help reflecting that the
Vikings have returned to the Seine, pillaging and raping in ever new ways... |
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| A small container ship glides up the Seine |
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| Church not visited...closed |
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| Market, Mairie |
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| The Seine; and in English too... |
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