Pic Valence
285 avenue Victor Hugo Valence, Rhône-Alpes, 26000 , France
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Somewhere in France - Jour 5
... une chute du véhicule de plusieurs centaines de mêtres au bas des Alpes françaises.
Cependant, malgré les difficultés routières du parcourt, la vue était à couper le souffle (presqu'autant que les virages en épingles sur le bord d'une falaise sur une route d'environ 2 mètres de large avec une voiture qui s'en vient en sens inverse à toute allure).
Donc, notre route s'est très bien passée et était très agréable jusqu'à ce que ...
Valence
Valence's historic old town is built on a river bank, so many of the streets are actually stairs up and down the side of a hill. Far more peaceful than Lyon, it was nice to just wander about the park and the old town and have some green time and some ...
Today, we had to wear jumpers!
... came down to the water asking if anyone had called for help!
After our picnic lunch, we managed to drag the children away from the water's edge and headed for Aven d'Orgnac These are caves which were discovered in 1929 by some nutter who found a hole in the ground and decided to see what was down there. I'm quite glad he did though - extremely impressive. It is listed as a Grand Site de France - ie. very important! We saw the remains of animals that ...
Day 2 exploring with Annick & Francoise
... for the day. First stop en route was a gorgeous little town called Saint Hilaire de Royan. The roads were very narrow and parking very limited but after finding a spot we walked back to enjoy the town.
Built over a river, there were houses seemingly hanging off the cliff. Check out the long drops! It was very picturesque. We did get caught in a bit of rain there, but it cleared up after a while. A local lad was trout fishing in the river as we walked around.
The next stop ...
Francoise & Stef's holdiay house in the mountains
... after much taste-testing - just to be sure!!
We also stopped for meat and veges at a nearby town, Vassieux. The town has a rich history of assistance to the French Resistance was almost totally destroyed during WWII. We visited the memorial just outside the town as well.
Then we were introduced to the "holiday house" - a gorgeous old french farmhouse set in a rural scene surrounded by mountains, rustic and beautiful. We raided ...



