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Travel Blogs from Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue
Amazing Millau Viaduct
On our way east across the south of France, we stopped at the Millau Viaduct. It was built between 2002 and 2004 and is an amazing construction, a technical feat. It is 2,460 metres in length and a record height of 343 metres. It has 7 concrete piers ...
Wimped out of the kayaking. Caroline
... days due to the rain from the past 2 days. I asked the guy at he kayaking stall how fast flow the rapids would be and he said very, which did nothing to stem my concern. Tim persuaded me that it was something we really needed to do to enjoy the area which I agreed with but was nervous. Our set off time was 2 pm......... Then at 1pm the thunder returned and more rain. So , ...
Gorgeous gorge/ massive thunder storm- Caroline
... rainfall we had last night. We had an amazing thunder storm last night; massive claps of thunder, right overhead and so loud, quickly followed by very frequent lightening. Huge, heavy, thumping rainfall thudded on the van. It all lasted about 3 hours. We couldn't sleep through it, so spent those hours reading. It was the worst thunder storm I have been in the middle of. At the ...
Last day in France :-(
Again we drove some mind-bending roads in order to visit the Vulture Centre in the Gorges de la Jonte, probably the most spectacular of all the amazing canyons we've visited. Several species have been reintroduced after having disappeared by 1940, due ...
A magnificent day
... at its base. We ate lunch at the top and I had a quick dip in the very cold water at the bottom, after a dramatic drive down.
We then bought goodies for drinks with our landlord/lady, just as if we were locals. Okay, so France is my new favourite ...
