# France --- ## Food * Snails * Bread * Croissants * Frogs legs * Meats and Cheeses * Macarons * Hot chocolate --- ## Drink * Wine * Beers * Cocktails --- ## Travelling Flight: London to Paris - 23rd August (£45) 1hr 20min Train: Paris to Saumur - 26th August (£15 3.5hrs, £30 2.25hrs) 1 change Train: Saumur to Bordeaux - 30th August Train: Bordeaux to Beziers - 3rd September Flight: Beziers to London - 6th September (£65) --- ### 23rd August 2020 - London/Paris * Leave 13.50, arrive 16.10 * Bus into Paris * Check in to airbnb/hotel * Go out for dinner * Drink lots of wine --- #### Airbnb Paris  ---  ---  ---  --- ### 24th August 2020 - Paris * Sightseeing - Hop on hop off bus tour (€35) * Eiffel tower (€8/16 - €13/26) * Arc de Triomphe (€12) * Montmartre * The Louvre (€17) * Les Invalides - monument * Additional option of River Seine tour (1hr) * Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (30min walk from Gare du Nord - pathways, lakes, waterfolls, cliffs) * Various other parks too --- ### 25th August 2020 - Paris/Versailles * Day trip to Versailles (€7 train) * Palace of Versailles (€20/€27 for musical fountain show - free for under 26) * Start day with trip to local shop to buy picnic foods * Hall of mirrors * Le Jardin de Versailles * Temple of love (garden nice for picnic) * Marie Antoinette house * Various other sightseeing options --- ### 26th August 2020 - Paris/Saumur * Travel to Saumur (Loire Valley) by train - 2/3 hours (£25-£30) * Picnic food for train * Check in to hotel * Wander around Saumur --- ## 27th - 29th August - Saumur Festivini * In the midst of their Wine + Food festival so there will be lots going on * Horse riding * Music * Tasting * Vineyards --- Thursday 27th August - [Cruise Day €85](http://www.festivini.com/pages/croisieres-loire-vintage) Thursday 27th August - [Tasting on a Rooftop €8](http://www.festivini.com/pages/7-soirs-d-ete) Saturday 29th August - [Biking to Vineyard €45](http://www.festivini.com/pages/a-velo-dans-le-vignoble) - Also available DIY with maps for free --- ## 30th August - Saumur/Bordeaux * Train (£15-£50, around 4-5 hours :cry: ) * Check in * Quais de Bordeaux (waterfront) --- ### Airbnb Saumur  ---  ---  ---  --- ### 31st August - 1st September - Bordeaux * La cite du vin (wine museum €16/20) * Jardin Public * Rue Sainte Catherine (longest pedenstrianised shopping street in Europe) * Caneles (small pastries baked in a scalloped mould with vanilla, rum and cane sugar) * Place de la Bourse (fountains) * The water mirror * Hiking --- #### Airbnb Bordeaux  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- ### 2nd September - Bordeaux/ Beziers * Hairy travel options * Bus: 5hrs - £15 * Trains: Stop over in Toulous for 15hrs..... £20 * Drive: 3 hrs ?? --- ### 3rd - 5th September - Beziers * 15km inland from the sea * Number of v pleasant beaches * Sandy + blue water * Beach bars (tourist trapss????) * Paddleboarding + kayaking * Bike hire --- #### Airbnb Beziers  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- ### 6th September - Beziers/London Flight home, 50kg heavier --- # Damage * Accommodation ~ £150pd = £2100 * Travel < £200pp = £1200 * Basic activities ~ £300pp = £1800 # £5,100