http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Aquitaine/Laruns/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Aquitaine , Laruns en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:29:21 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:29:21 UTC I joined up with the foreign student department for a trip to Laruns a charming little village spread out along the foothills of the Pyrnes twenty minutes away from the Spanish border. Irsquom still waiting to get up into the mountains but being right next to them was the next best thing. I was truly at peace in the seclusion and tranquility of the palatial palisades and their proximity. If http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/Aquitaine/Laruns/blog-245992.html Crossing the Pyrenees proved dramatic. The van coped well with the upward climb out of Spain. We stopped at the top to take in the breathtaking views. There was even a shepherd with a huge flock of sheep on a high peak. On the way down however I overused the brakes on the steep twisting turns and there was suddenly the horrible smell of overheating brakes. We stopped for twenty minutes but they ov http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/France/Aquitaine/Laruns/blog-83233.html