Day 5 A Second Day In Paris
In which Sid and Doris take in the big sights in a grand walking tour.
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Category: Driving
Day 4 In Paris
In which Sid and Doris settle into their little flat and explore the neighbourhood.
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Mini Rooms
Doris muses on the possibility to turn a hobby into a job.
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Day 3 Rouen to Paris
In which Sid and Doris follow the Seine to Monet’s house and garden at Giverny and then to a small flat in the Marais, Paris.
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Day 2 Boulogne to Le Havre and Rouen
In which Sid and Doris leave Boulogne, visit Le Havre and stay in Rouen.
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Day 1 Home to Boulogne (sur Mer)
In which Sid and Doris set off for Boulogne and an epic journey.
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The Grand Tour In A Time of Covid
Sid and Doris have decided that now would be a good time to go to all the places that you wouldn’t usually dream of visiting in peak tourist season. Will Sid and Doris be the only people there, or has everyone else got the same idea? Watch this blog for details!
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Hermann Zer German
For the Grand Tour our car of choice is the mighty Hermann (full name: Hermann Zer German). He is a 1967 Mercedes SL250, known as Pagodas because of the hard top shape.
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Kindness and Ingenuity
Or: Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3.
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Grand Tour 2020 Route (and Replans)
This page contains the original maps and the various replans, as well as a link to the detailed map of the final route.
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