Gorges and Bridges

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Geo: 43.8114, 4.63547

Today we left Clavieres and travelled the scenic route to our next stopover, Beaucaire.

We travelled via the Gorges du Tarn, stopping off at the town of La Canourgue for a coffee and walk around the town. Kim and I ran into a friendly old guy, who talked to us for quite a while in broken English. After we asked him for a photo in front of his fourteenth century built house, he invited us in to see his home. His wife had died 12 years ago and I think he was appreciative of someone to talk to. His family had lived in the home for four hundred years. He showed us a large book in his house commemorating the inauguration of one of the Kings of France, the book being several hundred years old.

We visited the local church, which was built in 1063. It's difficult to grasp just how much history is attached to everything in Europe, when in Australia, two hundred years old is ancient.

We then visited the town of La Malene on the River Tarn, having a quick lunch.

After that we stopped off at Millau, to see the Viaduc de Millau, the highest bridge in the world. What an amazing engineering feat. It cost us 6.40 Euro to drive over the bridge.

We arrived at Beaucaire around 6.00pm, and settled in for our stay.

Jim and Kim

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Photos

Old Man in La Canourgue
The friendly old man who invited us in to see his six hundred year old home.

The Church in La Canourgue
Built in 1063.

The Gorges du Tarn
Oneof the shots of the gorge as we were driving through.

The Road Through Gorges du Tarn
In some places the road was very narrow and passed under large overhangs. In other places we drove through tunnels carved out of the rock walls of the valleys.

Viaduc de Millau
Jim and Kim overlooking the tallest bridge in the world.

Comments

[Shaz and Mum]

Having our saturday look at photos. All looks lovely and what great photos. Gald to hear everyone survived your drive Jim. And that old man should be more careful about inviting strangers into his home.