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July 17th 2018
Published: July 18th 2018
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(for Igor) The usual fear and loathing Trouble began when the flight from San Francisco to Manchester was over an hour late taking off. I arrived at the gate for my connecting flight to Toulouse just as the door to the plane closed. Realizing I would not be able to find another flight out of Manchester that night, I bought a business class ticket to London where the connections to Toulouse wo... Read Full Entry



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Chateau Puivert IVChateau Puivert IV
Chateau Puivert IV

Panorama view from the tower of Puivert.
MontsegurMontsegur
Montsegur

The climb to Mothsegur from the parking lot.
GardnersGardners
Gardners

Gardners pulling weeds from the walls of Montsegur
ArtilleryArtillery
Artillery

Just a random catapult.
Termes ITermes I
Termes I

Termes is a beautiful little village under Chateau Termes.
Latour ILatour I
Latour I

Imagine getting your Eldorado through this.
Latour IILatour II
Latour II

Around the corner in Latour.
AndorraAndorra
Andorra

Photo of me and a weird guy on a tick overlooking the Ville Andorra skyline.
WitchesWitches
Witches

Some weird tradition in the Pyrenees that says it's good luck to have a witch hanging in front of your house. What is it with supersticious mountain people?



18th July 2018

Good job!
Enjoyed your post, Jon, and compare some of your wanderings to my wife's and my trip to Madrid and Salamanca in June. The medieval feel of things (the latter's university dates to 1218), good wine, and winding streets took over my imagination. You haven't lost the wry sense of humor and Twain's "Yankee in Europe" tone. Hope all is well with you.
19th July 2018
Unicorns

Unicorns
Last night on TV, Rick Steves explained that this tapestry is all about women's sexual appetites!
19th July 2018
Unicorns

Unicorns
I can't tell that to my granddaughter
19th July 2018

Palaces & Castles
Great collection that evokes the imagination of may have been. I have posted some of your pics in the Palaces & Castles thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.
20th July 2018

Palaces and Castles
I couldn't find this thread. Can you send a link?

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