Saturday 23 April. Day 16. A biggish day. Picked up the car and drove 250km south on the Autoroute. Our landlady...
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France Road Trip – week 2 – Lyon
Saturday 16 April 2016 - Day 9. Fast train to Lyon departed Paris Gare Du Lyon at 9:55am. Bit of an effort getting the...
France Road Trip – week 1 Paris
Well we got here. A very long travel time 38 hours is probably our longest yet. Probably we misjudged the flight from...
France 2013 – week 4 – Collias
23 Feb 2013. Saturday. Day 22. Change over day. -5C and a good layer of ice on the car - took 5 mins to melt it off....
I am Castelnaud Castle
No one knows when I was first built. In the early 13th century, my lord, Bernard de Casnac, became a fervent supporter...
I am Les Baux
Les Baux-de-Provence has a spectacular position in the Alpilles mountains, set atop a rocky outcrop crowned with a...
I am Pont du Gard
I am Pont du Gard - a Roman aqueduct bridge (Bridge of the Gard River) I am part of the Nîmes aqueduct, a 50 km-long...
I am Uzes
The title of duke of Uzès is the premier title in the peerage of France, coming right after the princes of the blood. ...
I am a Roman bridge across the Rhone
I am a Roman bridge across the Rhone In its lower reaches the Rhone is a big wide river. The Roman bridge across the...
I am Barbegal – a Roman watermill
I am Barbegal - Roman watermill The Barbegal aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex a few kilometres north of...
France 2013 – week 3 – Sorgue
16 Feb 2013 Saturday. Day 15. Moving day. Up early at 6 in order to leave the apartment before 7 and catch the TGV...
I am the battle of Arausio
I am the Battle of Arausio - a battle that changed the course of history The Battle of Arausio took place on October...