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_1.jpg "Le Puy en Velay, France. 25 June 2005, en route to Barcelona, Spain")
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Le Puy en Velay, France. 25 June 2005, en route to Barcelona, Spain |
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Joe and the back-up transport. |
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Le Cathedrale de Le Puy. Atop a lava pinnacle. |
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In medieval times the cathederal was a French departure point for pilgrimage routes to Spain. |
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Le Puy church in sunlight. |
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_1.jpg "View of Le Puy from the door of Cathedrale Notre Dame. Looking down Rue des Tables.")
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View of Le Puy from the door of Cathedrale Notre Dame. Looking down Rue des Tables. |
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On the Cathedrale steps looking down Rue des Tables. |
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Cathdrale Notre Dame, Le Puy. |
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Water fountain on Rue des Tables. |
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Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia - grand cathederal in Barcelona. |
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The Passion facade of the Sagrada Familia (started in 1978 and completed in 2002) |
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Gaudi's nativity facade - Sagrada Familia. |
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Waiting for the tour bus to get going. |
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Breakfast at Cafe del Centre, Carrer de Girona. The oldest cafe in the Eixample region of Barcelona. |
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Small iron statue of St. George in cloister of Barcelona Cathederal. |
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On the roof of Barcelona Cathederal. |
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Palau de la Musica Catalana. Built 1905-08 by Lluis Dome-Nech i Montaner |
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In front of the Palau de la Musica Catalana. |
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Barcelona's Arc de Triomf. |
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Petanque near Arc de Triomf. |
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Cascade fountain by Gaudi, Parc de la Ciutadella. |
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Pond and sculpture by Josep Llimona in front of the Parlament de Catalunya, Parc de la Ciutadella. |
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La Pedrera, apartments on Passeig de Gracia, completed by Gaudi in 1910. |
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Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona street. |
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Casa Batllo on Passieg de Gracia. |
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Balconies of Casa Batllo on Passieg de Gracia. |
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Hotel des Arts, Barcelona. (the one on the left - our hotel in Barcelona) |
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On the beach at Tossa de Mar. Costa Brava, north of Barcelona. |
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"Our Spain Adventure 2005" |
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"Our Spain Adventure 2005" |
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Swimming in the Mediterranean at S'Agaro, Spain. |
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View from hotel Balcony, S'Agaro, Spain. |
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Provence, France |
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Sunflower and wheat fields on the D32 btween Salernes and Tavernes, France. |
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Lavender fields, Provence, France. |
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Trespassing in lavender fields, Provence, France. |
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Not trespassing in lavender fields, Provence, France. |
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Lavender, Provence, France. |
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More lavender fields, Provence, France. |
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Lavender fields near towns Manosque; St Etienne; Vacheres; and St. Pancrage. |
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Lavender fields, Vacheres, France. |
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Lavender field mixed with wheat. |
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The Mediterranean at St. Tropez's Plage de Pampelonne. |
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Our home away from home - The beach club "La Plage des Jumeaux", St Tropez. |
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Yacht parade on the Mediterranean at St. Tropez's Plage de Pampelonne.
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The beach club "La Plage des Jumeaux", St Tropez. |
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The beach club "La Plage des Jumeaux", St Tropez. |
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Harbor entrance, St. Tropez. |
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View from our Bed and Breakfast patio. Bastide du Pin, Lorgues, France. |
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Wind damaged patio roof. Bastide du Pin, Lorgues, France. |
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Moustiers-St-Marie, France. View from the medieval Notre Dame de Beauvoir Chapel high above the town. |
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Notre Dame de Beauvoir Chapel |
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Notre Dame de Beauvoir Chapel |
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A street in Moustiers-St-Marie, France. |
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View of Moustiers-St-Marie, France |
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A street in Moustiers-St-Marie, France |
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Moustiers-St-Marie, France. Built around its Romanesque church on the edge of a precipice. |
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Wheat field, Moustiers-St-Marie, France. |
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Moustiers-St-Marie, France. |
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Blue water in the Gorges du Verdun. (Europe's Grand Canyon) |
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Kayaks for hire, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaks in Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaking, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaking, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaking?, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaking, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Kayaking, Gorges du Verdun. (who is paddling and who is taking photos?) |
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Kayaking, Gorges du Verdun. |
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Gorges du Verdun, the largest canyon in Europe. |
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Gorges du Verdun, the largest canyon in Europe. |
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Road along the top of the Gorges du Verdun. |
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Road along the top of the Gorges du Verdun. |
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Pancake breakfast on the B&B patio. Bastide du Pin, Lorgues, France. |
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Roman columns...near Vinon-sur-Verdon, France. |
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Kayak course, Vinon-sur-Verdon. |
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Sillans-la-Cascade, near the village of Sillans, France. (45 meter waterfall) |
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Vineyards, Cotes D'Azur, France. |
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Vineyards, Cotes D'Azur, France. |
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"Our St. Tropez Adventure - 2005" |
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"Our St. Tropez Adventure - 2005" |
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Lavander fields, Sault France. |
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Lavander fields, Sault France. |
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Viewing platform on the D1, Sault France. |
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Viewing platform on the D1, Sault France. |
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Camping de Villefranch sur Saone. Near Lyon, France. |
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_1.JPG "\"Roughing it\" at Camping de Villefranch sur Saone. Near Lyon, France.")
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"Roughing it" at Camping de Villefranch sur Saone. Near Lyon, France. |
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_1.jpg "Le Puy en Velay, France. 25 June 2005, en route to Barcelona, Spain")
_1.jpg "View of Le Puy from the door of Cathedrale Notre Dame. Looking down Rue des Tables.")
_1.JPG "\"Roughing it\" at Camping de Villefranch sur Saone. Near Lyon, France.")