Hello Folks,
Today we had kind of a do your own ride
day, so we combined some pieces of the local bike rides that we
particularly enjoyed with some things that we had not had a chance to
see.
We started the ride by going to a small
town nearby called Entrechaux and exploring it a bit and hiking up to
the Castle ruins. One thing you can count on with a castle is that
it will be on top of the steepest hill around, and that it will have
a great view. Getting in to look around is an altogether different
matter.
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| Entrechaux |
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| Entrechaux |
We then headed out to ride in some
canyons with great views and visit a town called Buis-les-Baronnies.
Although finding a detailed and accurate history is a little hard, I
believe that parts of the marketplace are about 14th or
15th century. There certainly is very interesting
architecture in this town.
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| Buis-les-Baronnies |
As we approached Vaison-la-Romaine (the
town where we are staying), we came upon a church built high on a
narrow peak. The church occupies the entire top. You can easily see
the church from anywhere in town, but I think they have a real
parking problem.
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| Where is the parking lot? |
Tomorrow (Friday) is our very last
riding day, followed by cleaning up and turning in the bikes, packing
our bags, and all of the other last day errands. Saturday morning at
8:00 we head for the train station and ride the TGV back to Paris for
a night. Sunday we head for the airport and back home.
I am not sure if we will have a chance
for another blog entry, or anything interesting to say unless our
travel plans don't work out, so this may be the last entry for this
trip.
We hope you are all doing well.
More pictures at this Picasa Link
Stephen and
Linda
We love the way you guys experience life in other countries. . . little out-of-the-way towns & villages . . . sidewalk cafes . . . culinary tasting . . . walking . . . biking . . . riding highways & byways . . . quiet escapes . . . comradery with new acquaintences from around the world. Just the way we like to do our travels although few and far between, and with the exception of biking!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your picturesque and informative blogs once again.
We returned last night from Alaska Cruise and several "touristing" days in Seattle.
Safe trip home. . . . Dianna & Tom
Dianna & Tom,
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it home from your trip safe and sound. I hope you had a wonderful time up north. I bet it was beautiful.
I am glad you enjoyed the blogs, we have fun with them. We look forward to seeing you sometime soon.
Stephen & Linda