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Travel Blogs from Les Orres
Briançon
... a river. It was very pretty and the ride was supposed to be quite flat which meant I would be able to go too. We had a nice sunny day although once the sun started setting and it was shady in the valley, it really cooled down. The ride was slightly uphill the whole way and very scenic. Towards the end we had the option of heading down into a small town on the way or going uphill to a mini "col". Anoop being super keen to do another col said ...
Col d'Izoard
... anaerobic zone. We sat down at a restaurant right on a lakeside and I ordered a fruit punch which was tasty but had some real pucker power. I was a bit hungry, too, so I had a belgian waffle with whipped cream. It was the perfect little snack because we still had a ways to go.
We left about twenty minutes later having used the washrooms and refilled water bottles. It’s a good thing I had eaten that waffle because I needed the energy to get up another ...
The half way point
... some significant wealth at some point as there are a large number of very old big ritzy residences. We are staying in one that has been converted into a hotel. Barcelonnette is well off the beaten track so it's history must be a little obscure. Tomorrow we go over the Alps into Italy and spend two days at Portofino. I expect to be writing tomorrows entry from my sun lounge whilst sipping a martini that has been shaken, not stirred. I am off now to iron Roger's ...
Gap
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Voir la descente du Galibier :
http://vimeo.com/48761785?action=share& amp;ref=nf
et celle du Télégraphe :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vasEM3Tq rIg&feature=share
Filmées par Franck avec sa caméra embarquée à l'avant. Sympa. :)
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Three Passes
... tyres.
At the top of the pass I met a bunch of motorcyclists coming down the hill so obviously there was no Route Barre sign at the other end. That, or they had also ignored it and ridden around it like me.
Halfway down the other side of the mountain I ran into the slowest French driver in France. I was stuck behind him for a while and then managed to overtake, only to be overtaken by him when I stopped to take a photo. We leapfrogged ...
Other places to stay in Les Orres
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Residence Le Silhourais
Les Soldanelles, Les Orres | Hotel -
LaGrange Residence les Melezes
Route de Pramouton 5600 , Les Orres | Hotel -
Residence Les Carlines
Les Soldanelles, Les Orres | Hotel -
Residence Orrianes des Bles
Les Soldanelles, Les Orres | Hotel