METZ

Metz. What a great city and a fantastic mooring right in the city centre a few minutes walk from most areas of the historic centre and most areas of interest. I'll be doing plenty of bimbling and exploring as Margaret is on R&R in the UK for a week. The mooring is certainly one of the best, the views, the proximity to the centre, the price/facilities and off the main navigable channel hence away from heavy river traffic. Metz itself is a maze of small pedestrian streets with lots of cafés, bars and restaurants. Very much a 'café society'.

View of the river and La Cathédrale at night.

Only small problem, went out on Scoots to a larger supermarket on the outskirts of the town, so far so good. Couldn't get back! Well I did eventually. With the combination of the centre being pedestrianised, lots of one way streets, about four waterways dissecting Metz, it's almost impossible. SatNav got me 'close' to Soraya but not there. After lots of U turns and dead ends I made it.

View from the back deck. Well, after all that driving a refresher was called for.

It isn't all wine and reading, I aim to accomplish quite a bit of revarnishing while Margaret is away. Oh good, she says, it'll all be done when I get back!