http://www.walker-online.com Agile traveling with Chris and Harald Walker Sat, 02 May 2009 11:50:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Spring Tour 2009 - Day 3: For lunch we stopped at the Grande Forge de Buffon, the integrated ironworks near Montbard, established in 1768-72 by Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-82). The Forge can be visited from April until the end of September from 10-12am and 2-6pm. Next to the forge ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/05/clean-air/ 47.6494293 4.2620087 Spring Tour 2009 - Day 3: This day felt like our vacation had really started now. Instead of driving all day again, we decided to visit interesting places in the area, as we were moving south. First destination was the wash-house at the Fosse Dionne, a deep water source with ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/05/a-town-in-decay-with-potential/ 47.8563652 3.9708710 Spring Tour 2009 - Day 2: From Bouillon it was just a short drive until we reached France. Originally we had considered stopping in Reims on our way South, but as it started raining we kept on driving. As far as we could see, the famous cathedral of Reims was ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/04/from-champagne-to-bourgogne/ 47.8636436 3.5540128 Spring Tour 2009 - Day 2: In the morning we visited Bouillon, not a broth but a Belgian town located in a sharp meander of the river Semois. The massive Castle of Bouillon (first mentioned in 988) sits high above the town center and is a popular tourist attraction. In ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/04/knights-in-bouillon/ 49.7947197 5.0695896 Spring Tour 2009 - Day 1: After dinner we drove 358 kilometers from Almere to Herbeumont in Belgium. Taking the same route as on our return from the Solar Tour brought back some painful memories. Herbeumont has a large and quiet camper park and is just around the corner from Bouillon, ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/03/a-night-in-herbeumont/ 49.7769928 5.2370667 Spring Tour 2009 - Day 1: Today marks the beginning of our Spring Tour 2009. We decided to go South again since this would be the best place to find Spring at this time of the year. Years ago we have seen the Ardeche in the Winter and it is ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/04/03/spring-tour-2009/ 52.3722076 5.2180219 Winter Tour 2008 - Day 14: Except for a French woman peeing next to a British motorhome in the middle of the night, there was nothing remarkable about the night in Gacé. After breakfast we got back on freeway and didn't have much time to loose if we wanted to ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/01/02/home-sweet-home/ 52.3639221 5.2063179 Winter Tour 2008 - Day 13: We started the first day of the year with a quick visit to the beach and were lucky to find some open stores to get fresh bread and some local products of the Isle of Rhé like sea salt. Once again the weather was ... http://www.walker-online.com/2009/01/01/from-rhe-to-gace/ 48.7957840 0.2956223 Winter Tour 2008 - Day 12: After visiting Talmont-sur-Gironde we drove via Mornac-sur-Seudre, La Tremblade and Marennes towards Rochefort, but as it continued to be foggy and uncomfortably cold, we didn’t stop in any of these cities to walk around and take pictures.  Just before La Rochelle the fog finally ... http://www.walker-online.com/2008/12/31/new-years-eve-on-the-isle-of-rhe/ 46.2296677 -1.4833689 Winter Tour 2008 - Day 12: The day started as it ended yesterday – foggy and cold. Not far from Mortagne-sur-Gironde we visited the ancient village Talmont-sur-Gironde. The enclosed and fortified village was founded around the Romanesque church of St Radegonde in 1284. In the summer this place must ... http://www.walker-online.com/2008/12/31/talmont-sur-gironde-the-ancient-village/ 45.5354042 -0.9065437