I'm back
Apologies for the lack of posts, but I was on holiday in France. What began as a trip to Normandy turned into a flight to the Venise Verte area of the Vendee (highly recommended) in order to find some sun,
then a return via the Loire - where I can without reservation recommend the version of Cremant de Loire from Saumur, Saumur Brut (an absolutely fantastic champagne replacement - I couldn't tell the difference - and it's only £5 or less) of which I bought 24 bottles in various forms (white, rose, red) - and finally a very sunny Rouen, which was the biggest surprise of the holiday, being a beautiful, interesting and exciting city with an excellent lightshow on the catehdral (and their July 14th fireworks were good too). Also highly recommended.