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Parc Naturel Des Vosges
... the path. With the complete absence of footpath signs Monsieur declared ourselves lost. Bloody marvellous, I thought, I am in one of the biggest forests in Europe with a monsieur et madame sans map et sans compass.
Eventually, Monsieur makes a decision. Masevaux is at the bottom of a valley by the fleuve de Doller. On our right is a steep forested ravine with what sounds like a river at the bottom. Reluctantly, madame et moi follow. Comme Livingstone, Stanley et ...
Resistance
... enough town, on the Doubs River, but hardly top ten material. A citadel on top of the hill overlooking the town was the only significant attraction. It has been utilised as a series of museums, and as a zoo, which is quite clever. The best exposition is that of the French Resistance, an extensive series of displays explaining the rise of Nazism, and the efforts to resist the occupation of France.
We did our best to walk Besancon and look interested, but we failed miserably.
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Tourists
... day strolling the streets of old Besancon and visiting the military cantonment or Citadel which sits atop the hill at the heart of the old city. Like most French cities of the 17th and 18th Century, the old town is characterised by narrow streets and lanes flanked by three of four story buildings; shutter and wrought iron railings against full-length windows and chateau-style roofs mark the scene ...
Evans Wigged Out
After a morning spent updating the blog, we made for a little village in the Franche-Comte region, about 20kms from where we are staying in Geneuille. Duncan had done a map recon, and reckoned we could park and walk to the Stage 9 time trial course at Boussieres, about midway along the 40km course.
We followed our GPS instructions and crossed at bridge at Torpes, parking the car not far from there. We then set off on foot. 2.5kms later we ended ...
The Tour de France Time Trial
... they came over the hill and into the corner. The speed is telling when you how hard the car drivers are working to stay in front.
The second location was at the bottom of a short but steep hill which the riders ground up in the huge gears charactersitic of the time trial. This spot was also adjacent to a bar so we were able to keep track of the overall placings ...
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