Photos of France

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Here are a few photos of France: some in the south east around the Gorges du Verdon and some in the north east around Charmes

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Photos

Castellane at night
There's a church or shrine on top of the big rock - didn't climb up...

Bridge over the Gorge de Verdon
The bridge itself has pavements and a road - walking on the pavement was to close to the precipice for me.

Hotel in Castellane from the square
Castellane itself has been restored as a tourist town, but has retained all its authenticity

Hotel room from the smokers' terrace
It was just a bit of flat roof...

Just a little hill
To avoid the car overheating, we went round the Alps - this was the alternative and it wasn't that low, but much better than 9000 feet

Gorges de Verdon
I think I held the camera at arms length over the edge and pressed the shutter - I don't think I actually composed a shot..

Lake at the end of the scary drive
This is the lake at the end of our drive along the gorge... would have been lovely to stop and swim there, and it was roasting hot, but sadly it was not to be. Anoether time maybe

Flaked out
On this particular day Willy drove about 500 miles - and for about the last hundred we'd been trying unsuccesfully to find a bed for the night - when we finally stopped, Willy more or less fell asleep in the (very pink) bath

Charmes
A gorgeous little northern French town, with all of the traditional attrributes, such as a friendly cafe, a square, boulangeries etc. It's also on the banks of the upper Moselle, so is quite pretty - and even has a municipal campsite on the riverside