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France On Two Wheels

by Adam Ruck

France On Two Wheels

CONTENTS

  • Home
  • Introduction
  • Route 1
    Lake Geneva to Caen
    • Dinner with Marc Meneau
    • Guédelon
  • Route 2
    Massif Central (Loire 1)
    • The serial killer hoteliers
    • Troisgros
    • His finest hour
  • Route 3
    La Bastide to Arcachon
    • Roquefort
    • Yquem
  • Route 4
    Biarritz to La Charité-sur-Loire
    • A pelota champion
    • Aymeric Picaud – the pilgrim’s guide
  • Route 5
    Moulins to St-Brévin (Loire 2)
    • Hornblower on the Loire
    • Turner’s Loire
  • Route 6
    Paris to Avignon
    • The recipe road
    • Wine tasting in Tain L’Hermitage
  • Alsace Tour
  • Corsica
  • Brittany Tour
  • St Moritz on two wheels (and the train)
  • The Western Front
  • Ridgeway Rides
  • Travel Notes, Updates, Feedback
  • Hotel Archive
  • Contact Adam
  • Adam’s Blog
    • All Blog Posts
    • Skiing Posts

Tag Archives: Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery – low expectation exceeded

Posted on August 26, 2015 by adamruck

I was provoked to go and see the film of Gemma Bovery – a long running Guardian strip cartoon from the 1990s that made fun of English expats in France in the framework of a Madame Bovary storyline – by … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Adam Ruck, Flaubert, Front Row, Gemma Bovery, Madame Bovary, Posy Simmonds

On the trail of Madame Bovary

Posted on August 20, 2015 by adamruck

Pig is on the 13 euro lunch menu at Le Bovary in the small village of Ry, near Rouen.   Nothing fancy – museau vinaigrette (cheek), plat du jour (more pork), plateau de fromages. This last offering fulfils expectation: a chalky … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Adam Ruck, Gemma Bovery, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Normandy, Ry

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