Auberge Des Balastres
Travel Blogs from Fontvieille
Blog 6
... frozen all day. horrible, it was horrible. all i can think about during the entire ride was..... finishing the ride. yuck.
Again, just so you get it, these HEADWINDS are terrible, especially when cycling by yourself as there is no one to share the brunt of the wind with. Today's wind was awful. But just step back to yesterdays ride for a second....to give you an example of what i have been up against. I had planned a 10k or so part of the ride by the ...
Blog 5
... obviously normally there are hills and mountains etc in the way, but not this time. it was at this point i was glad i had chosen not to do a mountain stage on my little tour, i was exhausted and i had just climbed a little bump in comparison to those beasts.
soon after this the ride changed......for the worse. All day i had been looking forward to the last 30k, it was a gentle downhill, a good way to finish a long *********** the saddle. Oh no, that is not what the ...
Sur le pont davigon!!!
... ici!!! je vais deposer mes trucs chez lui; son frere vient nous rejoindre et on sen va au pont du Gare, ca ete construit au milieu du premier siecle, vous imaginez?!?! cest malade, cetait un aqueduc! et pas loin, il y avait des olivier datant de lan 908. ouff cest pas jeune jeune! oh et appareme,nt que cest pas bon des olives directement comme ca a voir la face des deux freres qui recrachent! ...
Pont du Gard
On our way to Avignon we stopped to see the famous Pont du Gard. This bridge was part of the aquaduct built in the 1st century AD by the romans to bring water from Uzes to Nimes, about 30 kilometres. The bridge is all that remains of the aquaduct. It was an awesome sight stretching 275 metres and 48 metres high comprising of 3 levels of arches. It was amazing to read about its construction and realise what an incredible engineering feat it ...
One of the most beautiful places
One of the most stunning places I have ever been. Met a bloke called max from melbourne who was riding his bike around europe which was amazing. also met a couple decent peeople but cant remember their names, but i think a cool whoofing dutch dude and some french and poles
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