Tuesday, 17 October 2023

T Stands for .............the return!


Hi everyone, I'll start with a photo of my outing with friends on Saturday (more photos here)


Above are the pages I made and here I am with Sarah and our drinks, two flat whites and one American with cold milk(mine) We also had cake - Lemon Drizzle for me, a Lurid orange pineapple slice for Helen and a salted caramel fudge for Sarah. As you can see we were also belatedly celebrating Helen's birthday which was way back in September. 

I am, of course, joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth for T Stands For Tuesday.
Here are two more drink pics 

We had a day out on our own while staying with our friends and went to a restaurant, recommended by them, for lunch - we had pork with roasted vegetables with water and Tonic water to drink 
It was another hot day and I chose to have a cafe légeious, hubby had a chocolate légeious 

We were on our way to see the Battle of Poitiers site - I have been reading Bernard Cornwell's 100 year war series of books and one includes the battle.
First though we went to visit the site of another battle in 732 involving Franks and Muslims. You can read more here if you wish




This was a listening point to the story of this battle and could be accessed in English.
We then went to the other side of Poitiers to the 1356 battle site, here is the introduction panel





It was a really interesting place with lots of information. You can read more here if you wish.



This is the memorial.

From there we went to the nearby Abbey 








That's it for now. 

Thanks for looking, Chris



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11 comments:

  1. DVArtist17 October 2023 at 21:23:00 BST

    OH Wow! So many wonderful photos. I will take that ice cream any time. Glad you had a nice outing.

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  2. Mae Travels17 October 2023 at 22:57:00 BST

    I visited Poitiers and the surrounding towns many years ago, but I can’t recall which places I visited. Your tour really looks interesting. I now know more history than I did back then. Your ice creams look great! As always, I’m delighted to travel with you.

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth18 October 2023 at 00:30:00 BST

    What an amazing and wonderful post. I was delighted to see all the drinks you, your friends, and hubby had to share this week.

    I was really overwhelmed and had to read the post a second time about the various battles and such. I had learned a bit about the 100 years war when I researched the Kings and Queens altered book I made. Of course nothing about the individual battles. This was fascinating.

    The abbey was unusual and I enjoyed the grounds. Thanks for taking us with you on this leg of your journey and for sharing your various drinks with us, too for T this Tuesday, dear Chris.

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  4. My name is Erika.18 October 2023 at 02:00:00 BST

    I bet you had fun out with your friends. And it's great to see your meal too. The legsious looks yummy, and I had to look it up since I have never heard of this. I think I would like these, especially when it's hot. I also had to look up this author. Those books you've been reading sound interesting, I don't know much about this time period at all. I may have to check those out. I hope it was a great T day Chris. And happy week ahead. hugs-Erika

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  5. CJ Kennedy18 October 2023 at 03:10:00 BST

    Looks like a fun time out with friends. All the desserts sound wonderful, it would be hard to choose just one. The 100 Years War, such an interesting time period and to see where battles actually happened and the site preserved. Wow! Happy T Day

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  6. Empire of the Cat18 October 2023 at 08:55:00 BST

    Looks like a lovely birthday tea for your friend, everything looks so tasty and I love that you have your journals with you. Happy T Day! Elle xx

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  7. Valerie-Jael18 October 2023 at 09:42:00 BST

    Lovely food and photos, keep those photos coming! Hugs, Vaalerie

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  8. Artyjen18 October 2023 at 13:54:00 BST

    We might be near Poitiers next year..looks worth a visit. Lovely photos xoxo Sioux

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  9. Kate Yetter18 October 2023 at 15:38:00 BST

    That abbey is lovely! The battlefield sounds interesting, but I would struggle with not having it all in English. Do you read French? The views are certainly lovely.
    Happy tea Day,
    Kate

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  10. nwilliams619 October 2023 at 11:13:00 BST

    Sorry I am late posting, Chris, time got away from me this week.

    Wonderful pictures of the battlefields and abbey. So cool you are reading a series that involves some of the history - makes it so much more interesting.

    Fun pictures of you with your hubby and with your friends. Looks like you had a fab time and some fab food/drinks.

    Happy T-day and hugz

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  11. mvmaithai28 October 2023 at 13:25:00 BST

    Enjoyed the tour. The Abbey is interesting and so beautiful!

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