France holiday July 2004
As we promised ourselves last summer, we booked the same
gîte again, this
time for two weeks. Again we took the Superfast ferry from Rosyth to
Zeebrugge, saving the
dreadful drive down south through the UK. We took even more days
driving down
through France and back, again staying at Logis de
France, which we were again delighted with. This holiday we
were joined
by Mog and Fi from Italy - lots of room in the gîte and we
had a great
time.
In Annecy - our hotel was in Talloires on the other
side of the Lac
d'Annecy |
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The arena in Arles |
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Carcassonne |
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The Via Domitia exposed in Narbonne |
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Wonderful gargoyles on the Cathedral in Narbonne |
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The famous 14 July fireworks above Carcassonne |
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The old market in Lagrasse |
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Lagrasse - the old bridge, with the abbey behind, seen
from the new
bridge |
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The Cathedral in Albi - mostly brick, with a peculiar
gothic stone
porch |
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The modern high altar in Albi Cathedral |
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The bridges across the Tarn in Albi |
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Old buildings in Albi |
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The Chateau in Foix |
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The Chateau at Montségur, last outpost of
the Cathars |
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Witch, Carcassonne |
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Wonderful hotel, Le Commerce in Saujon (we stayed here
last year as
well) |
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Cider in La Roche Bernard, Brittany |
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Bridges at La Roche Bernard |
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Stained glass in the church, Nivillac - note lighthouse
and
starfish |
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Stained glass in the church, Nivillac - note Breton
house, just
like the west of Scotland |
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Vannes |
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Vannes - and his wife |
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View from our hotel at the Pointe de Mousterlin, near
Benodet,
looking towards the Iles de Glénan |
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The Chateau, Josselin |
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Church in Genêts, on the Baie du Mont Saint
Michel |
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The bell tower, Bergues |
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Brugge |
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Canal and bell tower, Brugge |
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Another superb holiday in France, and we know there is still a
lot more to
see in the Languedoc - Roussillon area. We will maybe get back there
again in
a couple of years.