Châteuneuf-du-Pape: Thursday 23rd April 2009
We headed to Châteauneuf-du-Pape (35 km away) via the smaller roads and came across the town of St-Laurent-des-Arbes, which is in the middle of the Lirac vineyard area. The man…
Pont du Gard: Wednesday 22nd April 2009
This morning we visited Pont du Gard. This is apparently the 2nd most visited attraction in France outside Paris (the 1st being Mont-St-Michel which we also visited when we were…
St Hilaire d’Ozilhan: Tuesday 21st April 2009
We got our bread for breakfast from the local bakery, but to be honest it was only OK, so we think we will try outside the village tomorrow. St Hilaire…
Grenoble and St Hilaire Sunday monaday 19th April 2009
Grenoble: Sunday 19th April 2009 We drove 12km south of Grenoble to catch an old mountain train “Chemin de fer de La Mure” which travels 30 km from Saint Georges…
Grenoble: Saturday 18th April 2009
After checking out the market (really good fresh meat and produce) we headed off on the self-guided walking tour provided by the tourist office. After seeing interesting streets, parks…
Leysin/Grenoble: Thurs-Fri 16th & 17th April 2009
Leysin: Thursday 16th April 2009 The girls, Simon and Austin and Hayden all left on the train at noon. The girls off to Rome and the Banks back to London.…