Pyrenees Photo 2

Pyrenees

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June 30th 2008
So.... we finally got to the Pyrenees and we were delighted to see such a beautiful snowed topped mountain ranges as we got here. The weather was so sizzling when we arrived far too hot to bike ride, fortunately on the day of our first ride it was quite cloudy phew... The Pyrenees is much quieter that i expected, Sam wondered what i thought would be at the top of a great big mountain, the town ... read more

Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Bagnères-de-Luchon

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