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Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Saint-Lizier September 13th 2013

Not too far to drive today. We stopped in Tarrascon-sur-Ariege where in 2003 we stayed on a lovely site by the river (well remembered as Bob spent the afternoon putting the scooter back together after it fell off the rack as we were driving through the Pyrenees in Spain). We fed the Tandy some fuel and then carried on to Foix. This looked a lovely place to visit but definitely not today, in a motorhome. There was a big market right through the centre of town and a traffic jam. Vehicles parked everywhere and certainly nowhere for us so we had to carry on through. A very pretty drive but by this point a bit damp as we drove through some very low cloud which the windscreen wipers declared to be rain. We are ... read more
Foix Chateau which soars above the town
A typical 'village scene' we bypassed on our way through the Midi-Pyrenees
St-Lizier boasts a Cathdral (left) and Bishops Palace (right)




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