Deltour Hotel Millau

Took us a while to find a park last night as we were aiming to stay in Le Rozier which is close to the start of Gorges de Tarn as that was the drive we wanted to do today. <br><br>Unfortunately roadworks stood in our way and we took the next best option of the drive through Gorges du la Jonte. <br><br>Stunning is the best way to descirbe this drive. I got the ...

... such a huge amount of confidence to travel around Asia. I know that Spain is a little more tame than Asia, but I know that now I can be alone and I will be okay. I had never been truly on my own and I was really scared about it, but now, I embrace the opportunity. I believe everyone should travel alone, male or female, just to see what it's like. This just may be the most liberating experience of my life...so far.<br>

So I'm going to nix Portugal from my plans. I started getting a bad feeling when I called them the other day in order to confirm my arrival and they had no idea who I was. Maybe I spoke too fast, but they seemed really confused by my arrival. I sent an email to the guy and he seemed really mad that my dates kept changing and he told me it wasn't worth their time if I came less ...

... it feels like the beginning of every vacation but I know that it's not. I have to take it one day at a time and see what happens. I already have a lot of fun plans ahead of me, though. I will be eating dinner at my sister's house tonight, where my little nephews, Leo and Valentin, are very eager to see me. I found notes on my pillows when I got to my Dad's from them, saying that ...

... themselves over time will become extinct. That seemed odd to me but in a country that has such history I suppose you have to decide what era you want to preserve. There is even a problem now with wolves coming in to the park from Italy. They just can't keep intruders out of here! We spent two days exploring the Gorges of Tarn and the highlands. What an amazing area again very different from what we had seen. Windy narrow ...

... who runs the inn is the 3rd generation of her family to own and operate it. Our room looks out over the castle and a small river. We love this place! The inn has a small restaurant - the only place to eat for miles. There is also a patio for lunch that is directly beneath the castle and which overlooks the small mountain river. The food in the restaurant is excellent. Last night John had a plate of sheep's brains!!!!! YUCK! They are a local specialty of the area. Actually ...

... The largest of these two villages is called Hauterives, and we really want to go back and make arrangements somehow to stay there at some point. We continued on out of the canyon to the town of Millau which is famous for having the highest bridge in the world. It is a 1.5 mile long bridge that spans across a large valley and the bridge reaches a height of over 1300 feet. It was built just a couple of years ago and is considered an engineering ...

We are still staying in Florac tonight, but we took a beautiful drive to this village today. The Cevennes national park countryside is gorgeous with big, green hills and hardly any homes or buildings...just countryside! We went on a 5km hike to the Chateau Roquedhouil, a nice old home built in the 1500's. There was a very tall sequoia tree that was planed in 1887 and was about 25 feet in circumference.

... boring. It's a family car and was given to me by family because nobody wanted to tax or MOT it. It's not like having a Westfalia camper or a Fiat 500, my two vehicles of choice. In order to make my Nissan a bit more acceptable, I've hung these beads in the window. I'm driving north east on the D992 bound for Millau, outdoor enthusiasts centre, only there is a delay in the journey. Today is the one hundred kilometre marathon and there is a diversion from ...

... It was excellent value, with service to match. Yoong ordered a single entrée of smoked salmon, which was delicious. They gave her a piece of onion tart as an "amuse bouche" to accompany my first course of pate de foie gras. I had a second entrée of Cassoulet de St Jacques (delicious scallops) and then Tournedos with Perigeux sauce and an innovative selection of vegetables. This was followed by a good selection of cheeses and three different desserts from the "chariot". We do ...