IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE

     I have recently been approached about conducting a tour of Eleanor of Aquitaine's France in 2011.   I am working out the details of this project with Academic Travel Aboard, a professional tour operator in Washington, DC that has sixty years of experience in the educational travel field.  We plan to delve into twelfth century life during this 10-12 day tour of Paris, Poitiers, and other sites closely associated with Eleanor's life and times.  Naturally we are considering Fontevrault Abbey and Chinon Castle.  We would like to get feedback from my readers and Facebook and my blog offer a unique opportunity to do this.  If you click onto the link below, you can participate in a very brief poll; your answers will help us to shape the program.   And of course I'd be very interested in any comments and suggestions you care to make.  There are some truly spectacular places associated with Eleanor, Henry, and their Devil's Brood, including Mont St Michel and Carcassonne.  I've often mentioned the spell that Fontevrault casts and I'd love to share that experience with some of my readers.  So please do take the poll and let me know your thoughts.   Thanks!

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October 23, 2010