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North
face of Taillon: our plan had been to gain sufficient height for
a close view of the Brèche
de Roland from around 7,000 feet (see Photo 2); but the amount of
melt-water from the Taillon Glacier caused us to turn back before reaching
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Brèche
de Roland: but the following day, on a lower ridge opposite, the
cloud parted just long enough to give this distant view of the great gash
on the Pyrenean skyline of 3000m peaks which form the Franco- Spanish
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Vines
at Chateau Tour de By: 250 miles further north, we spent 2 happy
days wine tasting and buying in the Médoc
vineyards. Here's Sheila inspecting the progress of the 2005 vines at
Chateau Tour de By |
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Marais
Poitevin: the reclaimed fenland between Niort and the Vendee
coast is still a relatively unknown and quiet corner of France. The river
and drainage canals sparkle green with duck-weed, giving the area the
local name of 'Green Venice' |
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