BIKEPACKING IN FRANCE - DAY 1 - 250km ride

[@HeadPack]

Grumpy, salty, hurting, hungry, thirsty, curious, dancing, smiling, petting baby dogs. What a refreshing change from the happiness monotony some channels cultivate. Hope Kyle's knee gets better soon.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks!! His knee got better thankfully after a saddle adjustment 🙌 and haha yes we like to keep it real ☺️

[@Macht5]

Knee pain causes. Front of knee: seat too low, big gears, long cranks, hills. Rear of knee: seat high, seat backwards. Outside of knee: cleats toes point in, feet too close. Inside of knee: cleats toes point out, feet too far apart.

[@kevstephen9393]

It's good to see the warts and all, easy to edit things out and make it all look like sunshine and rainbows all the time. Both enjoy the rest of your trip. ❤

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Got to keep it real, we all have our moments 😂 thanks! 🫶

[@JohnProcter-zr3od]

Watching you two is better than watching the tele, really enjoyed it and looking forward to tomorrows episode! Got to have a pizza for dinner now after seeing those!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha glad you enjoyed it! Always keeping it real 😂😂 ohh yes get a pizza treat yourself 🫶 next one is Sunday ☺️

[@EdgarSiscar]

Adorable couple you are.. wide spaces, fine scenery and non-stop babbles! Gorgeous videos.. always. Thanks heaps!👌🏼

[@duncanrhodes4778]

Absolutely spot with your analysis of cycle touring. The only thing you have to think about is getting to your destination for the day. Literally all other worries melt away.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

It’s the best feeling 🙌🙌

[@lubnazaidi3726]

Loving this adventure.! Just got back from France myself...! Watched Cavendish at St Vulbas. AMAZING !! Recommend to anyone to go..the atmosphere is fantastic . Cycling heaven,smooth roads, beautiful food , weather, lovely french people who don't swear or try and kill you!😂 Amy its so refreshing to see a cyclist who makes healthy food choices! It's not all about calories! Your stats say it all..! I can't believe the cake,chips, coke diet..!! Blood sugar spikes can make you hangry !&What about heart ,liver, digestive health! Loved your face after that tiff ! Ice pack that knee Kyle..x 😂

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh amazing hope you had the best time 🙌🙌 Such a great place to ride 😍 Thanks for watching ☺️

[@fishface6247]

You're lucky to have a main man like Kyle. I can tell he really loves you even if you're melting down and always criticizing his meal choices 😂🤣 Love you guys. ALL relationships have little arguments that makes the beautiful moments beautiful!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

He’s the best 🫶🫶 haha yes we all have our moments - always like to keep it real 😂

[@neatkefe]

​@amy.cycling.adventures for real though. I have good friends who have gone through eating disorders and all that bs. It's a struggle, and I am so impressed about how you are dealing with it. A potential inspiration, I think. Stay strong, stay happy!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

@@neatkefe thanks so much 🫶☺️

[@Neilhuny]

To balance this, and agreeing with you, and I don't doubt that you also agree with - Amy is a wonderful, talented, intelligent, sensitive young lady. She is fit, good looking and very much in love with Kyle despite his moods! And hers. They are made for each other.

[@monzadh]

To me Kyle seems like a total dick...no.idea how good he has it....

[@helendale7668]

You arrived in my territory...(I'm about 15 km from Arnouville) you missed the best bits which are just to the east of where you were. ! Most reliable places for water in France are cemeteries, there's always a tap (for watering flowers), and in small villages they are never closed. Saves on plastic ! If you buy something in a bakery or have a coffee in a café or bar, if you ask nicely they will usually fill up your water bottles too.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh shame we missed you! It’s a beautiful area 😍 Ahh good idea! Thanks for watching 🫶

[@malcolmwills1307]

It was nice to meet you and Kyle getting on and off the ferry on the first day of your adventure. It looks like it delivered on the thrills (and spills) of a French cycling trip - great fun. The Audax BRM event I rode ("La Route des Vignobles", from Mayenne to Chablis and back), took us over the same high ground with the radio masts as your Day 2 route. No time for a top of the hill dance, though!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh it was so great to meet you too! We had a great time thank you, we were sad to come home. We spoke about you a few times wondering how the Audax would be going, hope it went well! We will have to look into abroad Audax!

[@tovinpoh]

good to have a riding campanion like kyle, aparently kyle is much stronger rider to carry the bicycle pack with him. Amazing riding view in France and very friendly bicycle route for bicycle trip. Had you ever riding in Thailand? Its another asia country that cyclist will love riding, it has plenty of mountain and very few vechicles along the hill mountain terrain, the accomdation is very cheap14~23GBP per night and clean also you will never out of food and drink even if you are in the rural mountain area. Spending is much lesser for the amount of food you can get, best traveling period is from mid November to Feburary the rest of the month will be very hot especially in April to June the burning of crops field creating lot of smoke haze covering whole of the Thailand. Avoid travel from April to June in this time to Thailand.

[@lynseyblackburn22]

Love your videos. They make me want to ride my bike and eat baguettes. You two are the best!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh thank you!! Haha enjoy your rides & hope you find a baguette en route! 😂

[@claytonjones5857]

I’ve been married 42 years…..looks like a normal relationship to me 😂😂 Keep safe and living the dream guys.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂 haha thanks!

[@sullybiker6520]

I love that you do these warts'n'all. It's real.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes got to keep it real, we all have our moments 😂

[@MarkFrostCycling]

A brilliant vlog with beautiful scenery and the route looked so good Amy! You two remind me of me and partner (also called Amy) when we’re out riding, just so funny 🤣🙌 Keep up the great work and viva La France 🇫🇷

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh thank you! It was a great ride ☺️🫶 thanks for watching

[@SimonBorneman]

Heelveel plezier op jullie fiets avontuur ❤

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you 🫶

[@duncanrhodes4778]

Brilliant video, thank you. Cycling in France is such a joy.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks for watching ☺️

[@chirpy999]

Cycled in Normandy a few years ago, you are right about the architecture and great countryside! Brought back some great memories, Ta!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh lovely! Yes it’s so nice!

[@MentalHealthJourney]

Totally relate to just not being able to choose and it all being overwhelming. But you did the right thing having a back up option! We’ve just written a post ride refuelling plan because I was struggling with stopping eating when stopping cycling and not replenishing. And we have a few options but also an « if all else fails and you just need to get something in » option (cereal bars)!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you! Ahh so glad you have a plan for what to do 🙌☺️ enjoy your rides! X

[@rickh.9543]

Well done you two, what a couple legends. Enjoy your holiday. 😀

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you!! 🫶☺️

[@axgvr]

1:25 agua --love it

[@michaelw7438]

That’s what comes from a classical education 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesgovier2797]

Hi Amy and Kyle, I’ve been looking forward to the France videos after seeing what you were doing for your next adventure on Strava 😊 what a great route you planned 👌 little villages with lots of character to get the true sense of France 👍 I did a similar thing on my first trip to the 24 heures du Mans endurance motor race in June 1987, avoided the main roads and made the journey from Calais part of the holiday and not a mad dash to get there 👌😊 looking forward to more on KZbin of your adventure in France 😎

[@Neilhuny]

I have been guilty of doing the "mad dash from Calais" to Normandy and Brittany several times but decided to take my/our time and have never regretted it! "Ordinary" France is blummin fantastic!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh thank you! Yes always nice to enjoy the quieter roads ☺️🙌 thanks for watching and sounds like you had a great trip when you did it too!

[@jamesgovier2797]

@@amy.cycling.adventures yes it was great thank you 👌

[@robertappleby9490]

It good to see you s , in Frans having a good time ❤🎉🎉🐶🐶.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks! Loved it!

[@maignanmathieu2058]

Mairie is city council in french :) enjoy your journey!

[@benny353]

Well done, great ride, looking forward to the rest of the tour. Best bit was 19:04 🙂

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks!! Haha that cello-tape got me! 😂

[@malcontent_1]

EAT. RIDE. LIVE! You know *_food is fuel_* Amy. Allowing those _subconsciously_ destructive thoughts to take root is unhealthy & unfair to both your and your mind. We're with you, Amy!!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you!! Yes luckily this was the only blip of the trip 🫶🙌

[@nathanb324]

Another great trip guys! Enjoy

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you ☺️

[@rabh6746]

What a beautiful ride, you sure lucked out with the weather👍Not much climbing for a change😉I only did 68 miles today and climbed almost 5000ft, after 5 consecutive 100 milers it was good to enjoy a shorter ride and I stayed dry😊Awesome first episode, you guys are sure putting in the miles on those Pinarellos😁

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Awesome sounds like you’ve been putting the miles in! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@roytheboyF1]

Nice job. Not over produced - giving it the 'real' experience. Well done.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks! Yes we always like to keep it real ☺️

[@stevenbird1431]

Great Episode, looks like a great ride! Kyle didn’t seem too happy before lunch, great to see you having a good time 🚴🏼‍♀️💨🚴🏼‍♂️💨🥖🥐

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

It was lovely!! Haha we both get a bit hangry at times 😂😂

[@sowianskidamczi1661]

Hello, what kind of bags do you have on your bike?I'm looking for something that won't put too much load on the rear wheel of my road bike, thank you for the quick answer😀

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

They’re tailfin ☺️

[@loeffelm]

Nice videos, thanks youtube algorithm! I'm curious, what support/mounting system do you use for your luggage on your Pinarello X ?

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks!! We use Tailfin they’re mega expensive but only thing we found that works well, I bought mine and then Kyle got his gifted 🙌😅 they are really great though very waterproof we tested that 😂

[@loeffelm]

@@amy.cycling.adventures Thanks, I'll have a look 👍 And congrats for your Tour de France !!

[@marquisebrwn4953]

Kyle calling you a donkey was the funniest part of this vid. Chapeau Kyle. LFG

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha true!! Kyle is the true star 🌟 😅

[@alanhill618]

Excellent amy kyle have a great time look forward to your next video

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks so much for watching 🫶

[@johngriffith5231]

Have a great time , if you see signs for a AIRE motorhome stopover you can fill your water bottles there ,just make sure its potable water

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ahh thanks!

[@ikawpipa]

Ride safe pretty Amy.

[@junebugcomputer]

Tour nails ✅, cycle 250km ✅, Snacks from bakery ✅, Kyle channeling mountain goat ✅. Day one is a success.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes!! Living the best life 🙌😅

[@Neilhuny]

That plaque and chateau at ~13:20 fascinated me! What did it say, who did it commemorate, who lived their? It commemorated Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, whose massive memoirs are a classic of French literature, giving the fullest and most lively account of the court at Versailles of Louis XIV. Think intrigue, affairs, gossip, parties, sex everywhere, at all times, every way possible. He died forgotten and in great debt ~30 yrs before The Revolution

[@alexjohnson6462]

Maybe Kyle is like me and he needs his preferred drink to go with his lunch (when he would not eat the baguette or take your water). I do that all the time and it gets into the occassional argument. Sometimes I get real hangry and stop for fast food, but then wont eat it until I get home, and the person with me proceeds to grill me about why I am not eating. I explain I forgot to order the soda (or have it at home), so have to wait until I get my soda to eat. I just stubbornly refuse to eat unless I have my drink (absolutely refuse to drink water. Nope, nope, nopety nope). I cannot eat food without my preferred drink. It drives people crazy when they see me do this.

[@jefftewson8798]

Gotcha !! Podium position !

[@lancerarg]

What were those rear racks you guys were using? Looked nifty!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

They’re Tailfin ☺️

[@markheavey650]

Amy what is the pannier set up you have brand??

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

It’s Tailfin ☺️

[@markheavey650]

@amy.cycling.adventures thank you I will check them out, I was looking at frame bags but I like the look of the pannier set up, great videos of your trip (cafés 😀) 🚴‍♂️👌🥐

[@nitim62_mtbbrasil]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@andrewreid380]

What size of tires where you both running 28's? Cheers

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Kyle has 28s and I have 30s on ☺️

[@andrewreid380]

@@amy.cycling.adventures Class 👊🏼

[@_J.F_]

Looks lovely in France with a lot of sunshine as well so what a treat. On a side note those 'ladies' in the field you greeted with a good morning were all young bulls and since you called them mademoiselles too they would have understood that and probably taken quite a bit of offence 🤣

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

It was lovely and haha oh no 😂😂

[@syazwanabdull4835]

Nice ride

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks 🙌☺️

[@SofiaLöf]

Great video but just a suggestion, maybe you could Goole the info of nice places you visit so you can share it. That chateau looked amazing but my French isn't good enough to understand the plaque! :) Would be great for the channel I think, to share some info about the amazing places you go!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes sure!! Will bare that in mind for next time ☺️ there is a link to the route in the video description 🫶

[@SofiaLöf]

@@amy.cycling.adventures Awesome!

[@jones1068]

Good luck to Thomas and Cavendish i been watching sone of the Tour de France on the tele and You Tube.

[@ryanibabao1816]

❤❤❤

[@penny6658]

Marie - is a Town Hall. Every village and town in France seems to have one.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂 we need to brush up on our French!

[@penny6658]

@@amy.cycling.adventures 😅

[@barrysmith9154]

Kyle is right you got fuel up for big rides. But it hard eat the right food on tour. I am Type two Diabetes it is even more harder. I am sailor and doing Championships eat morning and late the evening when shore. Find something that suits you and going with it.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes it can be tricky! Wow that sounds hard!

[@bee_whisper]

Choosing french bread is a páinstaking process 😂

[@danielingram5832]

Hi Amy what Garmin do you use ?

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

To solar edge 840 ☺️

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

To solar edge 840 ☺️

[@238949]

Oooooo puppies 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

The best end to a ride 😍😍

[@firdaushanapiah7691]

Amy...We're going 250km Kyle,! Kyle.... uhuh gulp!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂

[@bb-r5710]

❤Good ride😊

[@kylefallon9334]

Has Kyle done any physio for his knee? I had 5 sessions where we worked on strengthening and have been ok since! It's well worth doing

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

No but think he needs to!

[@kylefallon9334]

@@amy.cycling.adventures please get him looked at asap and before your big ride in September! It’ll be worth it

[@brianpurcell9058]

Nice one guys 👍👍👍

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you 😀

[@jonmathias6159]

Are those the 10L Tailfin panniers?

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes ☺️

[@jonmathias6159]

@@amy.cycling.adventures I’ve got a pair myself. Used them for the first time in France last month. Together with the AeroPack, they are the ideal size for credit card touring. I was really impressed with them. Totally waterproof, on and off the bike in seconds. The T-hook straps are ideal for attaching things or drying clothes.

[@BeanoReader]

Hello Amy and Kyle...again you can use Google Lens to translate a picture of a photo you take ... to read in English Cheers Kevin

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

I wish I knew this before we went 😂

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Need to get a pair of Shokz headphones Kyle. Hooked up to a cracking Playlist, for those times when your ears need a break from being chewed to bits ! :) Sacre bleu ☀️ 🇫🇷 🐦 🐦

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha he does! 😂😂 don’t know how he puts up with me 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ he’s a true hero 🫶

[@JonathanPinnell]

Great ride Amy and Kyle it looks amazing 🤩 I have been waiting for the video after following you both on Strava .made my evening can’t wait till next ride stay safe 👏🏻

[@alexmacleod9727]

i would deffinatly go for a pint with Kyle...

[@duncanrhodes4778]

Agreed.

[@gideonmarkus8501]

800 feet height in one day ? In the Netherlands I cannot find those feet in one year😂. Keep on cycling 👍What a excellent journey both of you have.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha yes that’s pretty flat for us where we’re from in the UK! 😅

[@paulclark9968]

Job Well Done Gang, Yes The back roads of France are so nice and quite and free of traffic , and 16 euros is about right for a pizza in France , and i enjoy the moaning and crumping and the little chats about mental health , its good to get it of your chest and not bottle it up , as my good lady (who was a Mental Health Nurse/ Sister for 30 years keeps telling me). looking forward to part two. keep safe Paul.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks so much 🫶☺️ ohh yes France is beautiful! Thanks for watching 🫶

[@phil48max]

thx for video and welcome in france ,What is the difference in the behavior of French drivers compared to English drivers?

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thanks for watching! They seem to be a lot more considerate towards cyclists & the roads are a lot quieter than the UK

[@phil48max]

@@amy.cycling.adventures thanks amy for the reply

[@greigs9384]

Lots of animals in France, also LOTS of loose dogs in France. Be vigilant! 🚴 💨 🐕

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Ohh yes we saw a few dogs! Luckily didn’t get chased 😂

[@julienrg3420]

Hi i'm french and just discoeverd your channel, i enjoyed your video, i would like to do bikepacking like you, which tyre are using ? And it would be cool if can do a video about your bike packs setup !

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Hiya! Ahhh thanks so much for watching! I have the panaracer Duros ~ I’m sponsored by them, I tried them out before agreeing it and so far done over 3000km without a puncture so they’re a yes from me! You can use ZAMY10 for a discount on them ☺️ We are doing a bike set up video in August for a big ride we have in September ☺️

[@BoomsRiddico4868]

when Carl isn't cycling he is eating!!

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂 got to get the calories in to do the miles 🙌

[@Dani-El.]

I reckon you wind Kyle up off cam, and then start recording when he gets annoyed.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂

[@petesjk]

It’s tough being gluten free. I’m sensitive to the point I have to avoid bakeries entirely.

[@leestons]

Have you quit your job? How can you go abroad every month while working?

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

No I work Tues-Thurs I took annual leave for this and the giro ☺️ and our other trips have been long weekends abroad so no annual leave used 🙌🙌

[@amirmmrez]

first impression, they have pinarelo bicylces and they bikepacking with it. that's passion and also being rich, if I have a pinarrelo I would not use it even :(((

[@richardgreen3439]

It’s not about being rich, it’s about creating a KZbin channel that loads of people enjoy, and making a premium bike manufacturer notice and want to sponsor them and give them bikes.

[@halfrousseau69]

OMG you guys are freaks - back to back 250s and you’re not shouting the crap out of each other? You need to do another channel on “how to manage long term relationship under horrible stressful conditions” - hugs from Melbourne (the Australian one)

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha we do have our bickers but we always figure it out 😂 thanks!!

[@bodaciouscans]

lol Kyle is always stuffing his face in the background on your stops, slow down buddy 🤣

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂

[@trixunix5411]

Great vid. But I couldn't help noticing that you choose your middle finger's nail for the French flag. Interesting... 😊

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Yes TDF themed nails ☺️

[@238949]

Don't cross Kyle when he's hangry 🤣🤣

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Or me 😂😂😂

[@oliviermariebrittany4ever650]

MAIRIE means City Hall in 🇨🇵 😂

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Oh 😂😂😂

[@reeseprince8]

Kind of like the little tifs you two have it adds the element of realism to KZbin , we all know KZbin paints abit of a fairytale and is a bit fake ,also theres only so much baguettes you can eat in one day 😂 hardly spoilt for choice

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Haha always like to keep it real 🙌☺️ thanks for watching

[@JamesSmith-ly2ef]

Kyle, you need a bike fit for your knee bro

[@GHinWI]

@13:28…can’t believe they wrote that plaque in some weird foreign language!!! /s

[@zazzleman]

"... bit of barbed wire; that's the ambience ...

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂

[@darringrey4329]

Would be easier to carrywhite sugar and cheap Jesse Cole cycle coach part of the Chris Millar cycling pod cast , he recommends 150gm a hr or more remember calorie is a calorie,

[@farrar5197]

I have been watching documentaries about pro cyclists getting eating disorders and in order to be competitive obsessing about their weight. I also have a close relative with an eating disorder. Thank goodness you are talking about it Amy, it shows others they are not alone.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Thank you 🫶 I don’t plan to talk about it but if it’s there on the day I just say what’s happening 😅 hopefully it helps some people 🫶

[@massimopomenti2768]

Mamma mia Che belle pizze😅

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

It was sooo yummy!! 😅😍

[@ConsensusCrewBetting]

did you say, you have a baget.. i see it right there? lmao

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

Married = Town Hall guys...

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ we need to take French lessons 😂

[@Soul-u9h]

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[@ph1785]

I like Kyle , , you should be nicer to him 😂

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂 he’s the best 🫶 I am usually nice to him, sometimes we bicker 😂 and sometimes it’s just a bit of a laugh 🤪

[@malcontent_1]

Two quick thoughts: - _Google Translate_ is your friend - No ... your "other" left

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

😂😂

[@tedbear369]

2nd time I watched your video I had this question, as a bike man/cyclist, is there substance or something I learned that added to my knowledge me to be a better bike user = sorry dear, I wasted my time and promised I would pause watch(not stop in fairness) for a while with your channel. However, I see you cute but that is a different topic, ok bye (take it objectively, wish you success) yow.

[@andrewjohnson9896]

Download Google translate, point your camera at the French words and it will translate for you.

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

I did not know you could do this!!

[@billwright1202]

I’ve watched your all your videos but the last two KZbin unsubscribed me I don’t know wether it’s been unsubscribing others

[@amy.cycling.adventures]

Oh that’s weird!!

[@Spicybangralover]

2.45 into the video and as usual you’re banging on about your eating disorder again😴😴😴 No wonder Kyle was pissed off. PS what’s happened to your eyebrows 😮and agua isn’t water in France 🇫🇷

[@KyleHudson-nz8go]

Amy has always spoken about her difficulties as a way of helping others speak about important matters, it’s certainly one thing id never get annoyed at her for. (I was actually more grumpy because we couldnr find food stops and im not great on an empty stomach)

[@CharlieVaughan-s5e]

Spicy whatever. This obviously isn't the channel for you!!!

[@Spicybangralover]

That doesn’t make sense saying that you was grumpy because you couldn’t find food stops,you was slumped outside a bakery slamming a baguette down mush with a face on then thirty seconds later Amy is explaining why you was grumpy and it was because she couldn’t decide what to have from the bakery because those eating disorder voices were in her head.

[@Spicybangralover]

@@CharlieVaughan-s5e who put fifty pence in you

[@KyleHudson-nz8go]

Yes the bakery was because she was struggling to find something to eat but I was also grumpier later because of wanted to stop for food and drink

[@trybooks]

Mairie is the word for town hall. Museum is museé. And the t in et (and) is never pronounced... Details of the ruin you found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Rouvroy,_duc_de_Saint-Simon