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Travel Blogs from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Basel& through Switzerland
... The old town was quite charming with twisting streets & some nice shops. We were happy to get back on the coach into the warm for the next stage of our journey through Switzerland. I think we all enjoyed the novelty of the snow covered hills & fields. We soon passed back into France & stopped at a service centre for a break as we drove out of the Rhone Alps. As we descended down out of the hills we left the ...
Basel& through Switzerland
... The old town was quite charming with twisting streets & some nice shops. We were happy to get back on the coach into the warm for the next stage of our journey through Switzerland. I think we all enjoyed the novelty of the snow covered hills & fields. We soon passed back into France & stopped at a service centre for a break as we drove out of the Rhone Alps. As we descended down out of the hills we left the ...
Avignon to Viviers
... third and fourth Popes built the cathedral and Pope's Palace. It took only 18 years for the Palace to be built. The Pope were the richest and most affluent people in the world. We returned to our ship and cruised out of Avignon past its famous bridge, “Pont d’Avignon”. We ate another delicious lunch as we sailed north toward Viviers. The trees are beginning to change colors and as we sailed we ...
23m rise in the lock. Easier than parking in it.
Today was a big lock. i have heard it described as driving into a cathedral with no roof. prob not a bad description. or you could say its like a wet slimy hogwarts. The wind was howling through with the gates open. It took a lot to slow red up and get some lines on. i feel better that the other boats that went in before us had as much trouble getting lines on. The rise itself is calm and eery. Just ...
Wimped out of the kayaking. Caroline
Last night we had more rain and thunder storms but not as bad as he night before. But on leaving the campervan this morning there was lots of grumbling background thunder and some rain. It cleared a little around 11.30 ish so Tim and I went to ask about kayaking down the river for a couple of hours. When I got to the rivers edge, I saw the river was much faster flowing than ...