Ponches-Estruval was as quiet as ever (apart from next door’s dog) and a delightful place to spend a relaxing week. Dunc and Kate joined us for a number of days and of course we had to visit St Valery and Le Crotoy. St Valery has the wonderfully idiosyncratic...
Here’s a nice peaceful picture from a nice peaceful garden near Montreuil, visited after we found that our intended garden in St Valery was closed on Mondays. So, this newly discovered gem was a delightful surprise. Just a private garden that happens to...
Blue skies in Picardy – what more to ask? This is le Crotoy and its idiosyncratic hotel/restaurant, Les Tourelles, now restored and looking lovely, just like the personnel in the picture. In the other direction lies the Somme estuary (see picture below). On the...
One of the many delightful buildings in St Valery, Picardy, a few miles down the road from Ponches Estruval, a small village where we were staying with friends. Gardening, eating, drinking and listening to music at the local music festival made up a pretty near...
Recent Comments