We drove the short distance from Rustrel to Roussillon and stayed in the Aire ( N 43.896452 E 5.295878) ….a large car park, quiet, €9 for the night. After lunch we headed into Roussillon, about 1/4 of a mile from…
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Roussillon
Tagged with: Colin, france, Haute-Provence, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, Roussillon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Roussillon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Roussillon
Colorado de Rustrel. Mick Jagger.
We drove about 10 km to the north of Apt to stay at Rustrel, at the recommendation of the girl in the reception at Camping Luberon. Rustrel is a small hillside village, with the requisite chateau, in this case 17th…
Tagged with: Alastair Merry, Colorado de Rustrel, france, Haute-Provence, Mavis, motorhome, Ochre, photography, Rustrel
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rustrel
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rustrel
Saignon
On Friday we walked up to Saignon from the campsite. Saignon is famous for its rock, see above, a landmark visible from far away. The GR 92 footpath is a well defined track leading up to Saignon from the road…
Tagged with: france, Haute-Provence, le petit cafe, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, Saignon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saignon
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saignon
Hilltop Villages of the Luberon
We moved a few miles to camping La Rivière near St Maime, one of the hilltop villages of the Luberon mountains. It is a pleasant, informal, site with large pitches; we parked in front of a lake. There is a…
Tagged with: Dauphin, france, Haute-Provence, Luberon, Mane, Mavis, motorhome, photography, St Maime
Posted in 2014 Spring, Dauphin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, St Maime
Posted in 2014 Spring, Dauphin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, St Maime
Poppies
Colin, Penny, Max and I walked up the half mile or so to the village to visit the Boulangerie first thing. Baguette, croissant and tartelette aux poires. No danger of starvation in France. There is a footpath up to the…
Tagged with: Banon, cycling, france, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, poppies, Provence, st michel l'observatoire
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont-du-Fosse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont-du-Fosse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Harleys
After our stay in Heidelberg we drove down through Switzerland and spent the night at La Balme de Sillingy ( N 45.971242 E 6.031601 ), an aire by a lake near Annecy. The forecast for Northern Europe wasn’t great and…
Tagged with: cycling, france, Germany, Luberon, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont du fosse, Provence, Saint michel l'observatoire
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont-du-Fosse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saint Michel l'Observatoire, Sisteron
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont-du-Fosse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saint Michel l'Observatoire, Sisteron
La Voie Des Vignes
When the snow started to fall in Chamonix we decided to move on. We had planned to visit Switzerland but the forecast there was wet and cold, and, as the Missus says, we can do wet and cold in Cumbria…
The Aiguille Du Midi
We set off early (well 9am) from the site at Lake Annecy and drove the 57 miles to Chamonix. It would have been shorter but we were taken on a very interesting diversion, or deviation as they say here. There…
Tagged with: Aiguille du Midi, camping mer de glace, Chamonix, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Chamonix, Rhône-Alpes
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Chamonix, Rhône-Alpes
Cycle Trip to Annecy
On Tuesday we had a leisurely drive from Digoin to Camping Municipal Les Champs Fleuris ( GPS : N 45.825801 E 6.188371 ) on Lake Annecy. This is very friendly campsite, almost deserted now, on sloping grass terraces. We are…
Tagged with: Annecy, cycling, Duingt, france, Haute-Savoie, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Annecy, Rhône-Alpes
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Annecy, Rhône-Alpes
Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
We explored Digoin in the morning; it is a short walk up from the aire along the Rue Nationale, past the Office de Tourisme. The tourist office was closed for Easter. Not sure why this Tour de France guy is…
Tagged with: Burgundy, cycling, digoin, france, loire canal, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Bourgogne
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Bourgogne
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