Tuesday 16th April Today we left the Alps and travelled west across the Rhône and into the centre of France – the mountains of Le Massif Central. It was interesting to watch the scenery changing. Now we have old volcanoes as the mountains – rounded, not as high, eroded. It is still easy to see the shapes of the old volcanic cones. Many of the higher parts are still covered with snow. Pine forests and fast mountain streams, endless hills with the roads winding between, meadows and dark stone buildings are all features. It is very pretty, even though the spring has not yet sprouted the new leaves on the deciduous trees – the snow has only recently melted away from the meadows, and persists in shaded parts of the higher farms, as well as on
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