Le Chalet d'Auron
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The half way point
Awoke today to our first grey day. Not so bad, we have had two and a half weeks of perfect weather. Left our very pleasant country hotel this morning in misty conditions. The hotel owners had a lovely big kelpie cross that wanted me to throw a stick for him this morning . He just stood there patiently with the stick in his mouth waiting for me to say the right commands for him, in French. It was a frustrating experience for both us!, Our touring took us up into ...
..in den Bergen und am Meer...
Letzter Tag.
Nachdem es uns in Peillon so gut gefallen hat, wollen wir noch eines der villages perchés besuchen. Unsere Wahl fällt auf Coaraze, das Dorf der Sonnenuhren. Das winzige malerische Dorf liegt 650 m hoch auf einem Hügel hinter Nizza. Es ist auch als besonders sonnenreich bekannt und wird 'village du soleil' genannt. Jean Cocteau und andere Künstler verzierten es in den 60er Jahren ...
Rencontrer Quelqu'un Il
Quand je suis arrivé au point de départ de la Col de Turini, j'ai été supris de voir les hôtes de Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, Ric***********d, et James May, qui ont été en train de tester trois supercars de la marque de nouvelles. Pour le reste de la journée, nous avons couru le long de la route et a eu un grand moment ancienne.
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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 ...
Alps!!! French ones
... the whole "old" town but could not find the public WC. Just as I was beginning to think I would have to buy a coffee in a cafe in order to use the ladies (kinda defeats the purpose really), I spotted the sign about 10m from where I'd left the bike.
Comfortable once more, I set off to climb even higher. I passed through Allos which is one of France's most famous ski fields and rode on the shittiest ...