We almost missed out on Battle and the finish of our 1066 history tour because we didn't understand the history of this town. It is in fact where the actual battle occurred. The large Abbey was built by William the Conquerer, dedicated the huge amount of men killed on this site and the altar was placed at the exact spot where king Harold was believed to have been shot through the eye with an arrow, which ended the battle. It now is a beautiful country town with ...

We were surprised how big Brighton is and how busy,we wandered down to the beach through charming old city centre narrow streets . On the beach it is very touristy with the famously known Brighton Pier and many fish and chip stores. Janet's mum was born here. On to Hastings for part two of 1066 history this was disappointing so we moved on. Rye is charming small street lots of old buildings we are staying in a Tudor era hotel the 'Mermaid Inn', it feels old wi...

We arrived at lunch time at this very famous Naval port. Had a bit of trouble getting the hire car as the booking mysteriously had been cancelled. We decided to check into our accommodation and sort it out by tomorrow. A funny little boutique hotel with a sunken bath in the small bedroom. Anyway, it's a sunny afternoon so Mick decided to have a quick swim, and he learns that there is an ice-berg group here that swims every morning. JB has gone to have her hair d...

The second reason we came to France ( apart from wine ), was to see the Bayeux tapestry, with the history of the battle of Hastings in 1066. We checked into 'Chateau de Sully', then Mb wanted a swim so we drove to Omaha beach which is the site of the American troop landings in June 1944, 'D-Day'. We had a much needed massage by a lovely French girl which MB was pretty happy about and JB too because she was great. Wednesday we spent the morning at the Bayeux ta...

We had a beautiful drive through the French countryside to the Loire valley, which is the area full of majestic chateau's and was a favorite area for the French kings recreation. We stayed at an impressive chateau built by a general in Napoleon the thirds army. Today is Janet's birthday and we celebrate at the 'Escargot' restaurant. The next day we decide to play golf and drive to the village of 'Bauge'. Here we play at the golf club a public course built in t...