Day 24 We are now in our next European country - Switzerland. We left the hotel in Lyon and went tthe huge park on the outskirts of the CBD called Parc de la tete d'or. Great spot once you find where to park. We got a baguette each and walked the park and rose gardens and then sat by the lake and ate our lunch. Very pleasant to sit and watch the wild life, etc. lots of office workers running, must be their version of the tan.... Left there and direct to Switzerland. Motorways are fantastic over here. There was in part where they had roadworks which meant one side of the road was not being used, speed down to 70kmh and single file. Quite a few tunnels which varied from say 500 meters to 5 ... read more

Day 22 Just broke the 3 week barrier today. And what a great win by Melbourne last night. Messages from lots and emails today after my photo of me in my Melbourne shirt... Oh well, back to mundane things like touring again. Later start today - sleep in then a late breakfast - still available at our B&B so that was nice. The German and Croatian couples were leaving today so we had a very pleasant chat with them at breakfast. Turns out that I was well covered if the was a any medical conditions. The Croatians were a Cardiologist and a Radiologist while one of the Germans was an Anathiesiologist and his wife was a Tax lawyer....... Spoke to Stephanie and John and Jan via Skype as well - Viber has gone west...... Nice to ... read more

Day 20 Driving from Toulouse towards Provence today. We have a few minor things to finalize in Toulouse (duty free tax papers to be finalized and pack the bags). The first means that Chris gets to ride the metro in Toulouse with Alain to go to town to do the paper work while I do the second. Bags and car packed and then paper work finalized and we say our farewells to our hosts for the past 4 days of extremely fine hospitality and tourist guides.on our way around midday so not too bad at all. On to the motorway and off into the sunset. First stop is another medieval town called Carcasson. Another sight as you drive in that is out of the movies - a castle with the parapets, moats and other old stuff..... ... read more

Day 18 Tourists in Toulouse today. We do the city and see lots of old buildings again. And more churches again...... Different again. City is not as clean as others we have seen (dog shit all veer the footpaths). Still a pretty city for its sights, etc. We go into the town hall which in itself is like parts of some of the palaces with big halls, paintings on the roof, etc. Domone of the petite train tourist trips around the city and then back to the house. Domestic things like wash the car - with the use of an e-wash and fill station for the first time and then back to another feast of fois gras, rib eye steak, and fromage to finalize. Tough life here, not sure how we will cope when we get ... read more

Day 16 On our way to Toulouse today. Spoke to Alain this morning and he suggested a stopover in a little town called Cahors. Decide to stop earlier to get a bite to eat and pull off the motorway at a random exit and head for that village. We wind our way through the back roads (with Stella telling us to turn around all the way) and find the village of Uzerche. The village sits in the bowl of the valley with a little river running through it. Spectacular views of houses, palaces, etc. as we look upyin to the hills. Find a bar that is open (today is a public holiday) and as we walk in the lady asks if we want some food. Realizes we speak English and proceeds to tell us what is ... read more