The other day, a friend and I took ourselves off to the Ryedale countryside to reconnoitre a route. It turned out to be not only the Longest Day, but the First Day of Summer, in the sense that the …| From Pyrenees to Pennines
We aimed high today and went in quest of castles, all visible from the valley below, as they are all top-of-the-landscape and visible for miles. Alsace is littered with them. Our first was Hohlansbourg, a mighty curtain of a fortress. We could have walked from there to the next three, but it would have taken … Continue reading "Postcards from Alsace: Four Castles, One Town and a School"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
A day of contrasts: this morning, a not entirely successful walk in which we quite comprehensively failed to find the path for the latter part of our morning. Never mind. The woodland was atmospheric, the autumnal views across the Vosges just starting to become a spectacular blaze of colour. Then later, a visit to an … Continue reading "Postcards from Alsace: A Wettstein Walk, and a Choral Concert"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
I couldn’t decide whether to post high-rise dwellings for those working-from-home, 1580s style (as tanners, so not popular with the neighbours: it’s a smelly job) … climbing up to the top floor looks a little taxing … …. or the staircase from the very wonderful Unterdenlinden Museum, once a convent, now an art gallery right … Continue reading "Postcards from Alsace: Colmar Again"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Technology is still defeating me, so I’ll send you uncommented-on shots from our marvellous day in Strasbourg. And there you have it. A header showing the cathedral. Details (old) of Strasbourg; details (new) of Strasbourg; the bikes of Strasbourg; streets of Strasbourg. My computer and I have had enough together now. Before I throw it … Continue reading "Postcards from Alsace: Strasbourg"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Technology strikes, so just one photo today of my wonderful day walking the area of the peak known as le Petit Ballon, while Malcolm enjoyed a day’s cycling.| From Pyrenees to Pennines
A charming little town just up the road from us. It’s one of the most significant wine villages in Alsace, though not so much on a Monday when almost everything was closed. Fun to explore though.| From Pyrenees to Pennines
This little town has many delights. But have a care! It also has La Tour des Fripons. It was one of the two towers protecting the entrance to the town. But it did double duty as a prison. Hence the name. A ‘fripon‘ is a ‘knave‘. Our real objective for today was the Memorial Museum … Continue reading "Postcard from Alsace: Two Shots from Ammershwihr"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
We know that over in the UK you are battling with Storm Amy, so I’ll keep quiet about the fact that though it is raining here, it’s the only expected poor-weather-episode in our holiday. So we’ve decided to have an afternoon off, allowing me to send lots of postcards from the Fête de la Transhumance … Continue reading "Postcard from Alsace: Fête de la Transhumance"| From Pyrenees to Pennines
https://travelwithintent.com/2025/10/04/its-that-fruity-time-of-year/ – Six Word Saturday| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Today, for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness, Sarah of Travel with Me invites us to photograph ruins. I could so easily take you (yet again) to my favourite ruined abbeys: Fountains Abbey, Jervaulx…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
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Or is it two benches? Either way, it/they could do with a lick of paint to keep up with the cheerful shop front behind. And that, Jude, is me done with benches I think. Unless I spot anything inter…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
4 posts published by margaret21 during September 2025| From Pyrenees to Pennines
My diary, revived from my trip to India back in 2007. This second part details my solo travels during the last three weeks or so. From now on, increasingly exhausted, my entries become terser and f…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
10 posts published by margaret21 during May 2025| From Pyrenees to Pennines
We went to France ..... and then we came back.| From Pyrenees to Pennines
This wasn’t the post I intended to make. But an accident turned into an opportunity.. Yesterday morning saw me with a friend, completing our tour of duty as volunteer Roaming Rangers in the D…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
I went to London last week. But it wasn’t all about seeing family. I enjoyed a few hours with Sarah of Travel with Me fame, and the day after that, walked part of the Thames Path. This route …| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Sunday afternoon. Sunny, warm, breezy. Just the time for a bike ride (‘im Indoors) or a solo walk (me). Marfield Wetlands suited us both as a starting point, though we went our separate ways …| From Pyrenees to Pennines
This week, A Canadian blogging pal, Rebecca of Rebecca’s Reading Room reflected on re-reading Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. It made me think of a post which I wrote six years ago, i…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
On the first Saturday of every month, a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own ‘chain’ l…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.| From Pyrenees to Pennines
Perhaps only British readers will be interested in this one. Let’s see. We’re going to visit Masham, our neighbouring market town: population – just over 1000. Main employers: two…| From Pyrenees to Pennines
