Once again it’s well after 8 before we drive Bluey out to continue our south easterly route. Our first destination is to a service point in Epernon, which happens to be at a Hyper U supermarket. So we also get some fuel (€1.57) and a few things for Blueys larder.
Not a cheap way to heat up your home ..
Love the presentation..
We had thought to go to visit a castle but apparently the ones near us were closed today. So we decided to go further along to the medieval town of Dourdan. We find a street parking spot and go to have a walk around.
It’s not a big tourist town just a typical french village with a few historic buildings reflecting the dramas of times gone past. The chateau is a superb example of military architecture with its quadrangular enclosure, towers, fortified gatehouse and moat.The gothic church spires dominate the city.
The market hall was also worth a look.Étampes was a bit bigger and we just couldn’t find a parking spot for Bluey.We continued on to a smaller village, Milly La Forêt where we had much better luck. We walked past the picturesque washhouse and the chateau de la Bonde.We also admired the beautifully built wooden market hall where a weekly market has been held here since 1479!Today we had a kebab for lunch which kept as full for the rest of the day.As we drove through Larchant we had to stop to have a look at the 12th century church that has been partly ruined. The imposing remains of the 50m high bell tower just draws you in to have a closer look. We then made our way to an overnight spot along the Canal du Loing in Nemours. We enjoyed a lovely stroll along canal and later watched a canal boat use the lock. And so another pleasant day comes to an end.117km today
