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October 17th 2012
Published: October 17th 2012
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France will be remembered for relatives and friends. After arriving in Paris by Eurostar, which didn’t quite live up to its promise of luxury travel, we did four days solid walking around the City of Light. Central Paris is beautiful, designed in the late 19th C by M. Haussemann so all buildings are the same colour, style and height with a grid and diagonal street design. BUT this does get ... Read Full Entry



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– she lit up when we walked into the 12th cent. church at Tayac – rather disconcerting!
Cabane or farm workers hut Cabane or farm workers hut
Cabane or farm workers hut

dating from Neolithic times, they can still be seen in the Dordogne countryside
Sarlat Sarlat
Sarlat

alleyway in the medieval walled city in the Dordogne valley
Sculpture in SarlatSculpture in Sarlat
Sculpture in Sarlat

many small towns in France have lovely public sculptures
SarlatSarlat
Sarlat

one of many church towers
The Great Glass ElevatorThe Great Glass Elevator
The Great Glass Elevator

Sarlat – they’ve built a glass elevator to go up through one medieval tower to get a good view!
Medievalled-outMedievalled-out
Medievalled-out

Rhys thinking; why is she taking so many photos of medieval alleyways when they all look the same?
So how about a cliff-top chateau?So how about a cliff-top chateau?
So how about a cliff-top chateau?

Montfort in the Dordogne valley
Not another one?Not another one?
Not another one?

But they’re so PRETTY!!! This is Beynac, one of the hilltop villages we would float past in our canoe
Dordogne riverDordogne river
Dordogne river

from the top of Beynac
Canoe tripCanoe trip
Canoe trip

and this is how the valley looks from the river
Paddle!Paddle!
Paddle!

– but I AM paddling!!
Beynac from the riverBeynac from the river
Beynac from the river

how can he expect me to paddle when I need to take photos?
Explorers returnExplorers return
Explorers return

dry but not stylish
Millau viaductMillau viaduct
Millau viaduct

the highlight of the trip from Dordogne to Montpellier, finished in 2004, the world's highest multi-stayed viaduct 343m high, 2,460m long. Stunning
MontpellierMontpellier
Montpellier

– who needs the basics when you have a spa pool?
Cape de'Agde on the MediterraneanCape de'Agde on the Mediterranean
Cape de'Agde on the Mediterranean

it wasn’t one of the many nudist beaches, but there were still some eye-opening sights
Moya ‘n meMoya ‘n me
Moya ‘n me

the best belated birthday present I could have



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