Tracking Le Grand Meaulnes

L is the word
L is the word
Queing for food
Queing for food
Stansted. Olaf. How many more time?
Stansted. Olaf. How many more time?
Waiting for the french dream
Waiting for the french dream
Rob likes to sleep when he sits
Rob likes to sleep when he sits
A passport, a book and a guide to wine. Proper tourists
A passport, a book and a guide to wine. Proper tourists
Tours, hotel de ville
Tours, hotel de ville
First, you gently shake it
First, you gently shake it
... a  mmm, and, oh, there's just like the faintest soupçon of like, uh, cheesburger
... a mmm, and, oh, there's just like the faintest soupçon of like, uh, cheesburger
But I like it!
But I like it!
And the first is gone
And the first is gone
Bonjour Nancay
Bonjour Nancay
He's an happy man
He's an happy man
The church in Nancay
The church in Nancay
Meaulnes is a local hero
Meaulnes is a local hero
Inside the Small Church
Inside the Small Church
More wine tasting
More wine tasting
Some weird voodoo dolls
Some weird voodoo dolls
The Museum in Angillon. Closed
The Museum in Angillon. Closed
Alain Fournier: a hero ever here
Alain Fournier: a hero ever here
The Castle in Angillon. Closed. Those lazy french!
The Castle in Angillon. Closed. Those lazy french!
A sad tree in Angillon
A sad tree in Angillon
The castle, rear view
The castle, rear view
Olafmeister and Robster
Olafmeister and Robster
The castle and Rob, in the corner
The castle and Rob, in the corner
Here Fournier was born many year ago.
Here Fournier was born many year ago.
Nice house
Nice house
More wine tasting. Third great bottle
More wine tasting. Third great bottle
Best restaurant (of the two operating) in Nancay
Best restaurant (of the two operating) in Nancay
La Chapelle D'Angillon - we're back!
La Chapelle D'Angillon - we're back!
Our tourguide, the sweet Mathilde
Our tourguide, the sweet Mathilde
Secret passages in the castle
Secret passages in the castle
The view from the top tower
The view from the top tower
A young Alain Fournier
A young Alain Fournier
A young french girl
A young french girl
A not too young Olaf
A not too young Olaf
An almost old Rob
An almost old Rob
Robert and Mathilde discussing le Grand Meaulnes
Robert and Mathilde discussing le Grand Meaulnes
The tomb
The tomb
Rob in the museum
Rob in the museum
Fournier in the moustache period
Fournier in the moustache period
Bourges - the massive cathedral
Bourges - the massive cathedral
Nice gothic style
Nice gothic style
Looking at God, somewhere up there
Looking at God, somewhere up there
Not many people around on Saturday afternoon
Not many people around on Saturday afternoon
We'll get there
We'll get there
Inside the Big Church
Inside the Big Church
Climbing the tower. Rob should get fitter
Climbing the tower. Rob should get fitter
I'm at the top of the world! Wooooo!
I'm at the top of the world! Wooooo!
Finally (two hours later) Rob arrives
Finally (two hours later) Rob arrives
We've done it!
We've done it!
Closer to God. A bit windy though
Closer to God. A bit windy though
Vertigo
Vertigo
My navigator
My navigator
Thank you, police is there, I know
Thank you, police is there, I know
Fournier's School. No computers.
Fournier's School. No computers.
Fournier's kitchen. No microwave.
Fournier's kitchen. No microwave.
Fournier's room. No telly.
Fournier's room. No telly.
With these toys, who needs a playstation?
With these toys, who needs a playstation?
They really had great times back there
They really had great times back there
An original preserved school table
An original preserved school table
Meaulne. The emotional end of Robert's mission.
Meaulne. The emotional end of Robert's mission.
Yes! Time to get drunk!
Yes! Time to get drunk!
Back in tours, a quick trousers change.
Back in tours, a quick trousers change.
More great bottles!
More great bottles!
Tours, the street with all the nice restaurants. Chinese.
Tours, the street with all the nice restaurants. Chinese.
Waiting for food during the last evening
Waiting for food during the last evening
Getting trashed at the local Irish pub
Getting trashed at the local Irish pub
Yes Rob, I'm listening to you...
Yes Rob, I'm listening to you...
.. but something distracts me
.. but something distracts me
The last crepes of the night
The last crepes of the night
Next morning. Breakfast in the empty hotel
Next morning. Breakfast in the empty hotel
An impressive amount of km (remove the first 5000)
An impressive amount of km (remove the first 5000)
Glory to Hertz!
Glory to Hertz!
Cleaning the car. I'm such a good guy...
Cleaning the car. I'm such a good guy...