France holiday July 2004

As we promised ourselves last summer, we booked the same gîte again, this time for two weeks. Again we took the Superfast ferry from Rosyth to Zeebrugge, saving the dreadful drive down south through the UK. We took even more days driving down through France and back, again staying at Logis de France, which we were again delighted with. This holiday we were joined by Mog and Fi from Italy - lots of room in the gîte and we had a great time.

In Annecy - our hotel was in Talloires on the other side of the Lac d'Annecy		The arena in Arles
Carcassonne		The Via Domitia exposed in Narbonne
Wonderful gargoyles on the Cathedral in Narbonne		The famous 14 July fireworks above Carcassonne
The old market in Lagrasse		Lagrasse - the old bridge, with the abbey behind, seen from the new bridge
The Cathedral in Albi - mostly brick, with a peculiar gothic stone porch		The modern high altar in Albi Cathedral
The bridges across the Tarn in Albi		Old buildings in Albi
The Chateau in Foix		The Chateau at Montségur, last outpost of the Cathars
Witch, Carcassonne		Wonderful hotel, Le Commerce in Saujon (we stayed here last year as well)
Cider in La Roche Bernard, Brittany		Bridges at La Roche Bernard
Stained glass in the church, Nivillac - note lighthouse and starfish		Stained glass in the church, Nivillac - note Breton house, just like the west of Scotland
Vannes		Vannes - and his wife
View from our hotel at the Pointe de Mousterlin, near Benodet, looking towards the Iles de Glénan		The Chateau, Josselin
Church in Genêts, on the Baie du Mont Saint Michel		The bell tower, Bergues
Brugge		Canal and bell tower, Brugge

Another superb holiday in France, and we know there is still a lot more to see in the Languedoc - Roussillon area. We will maybe get back there again in a couple of years.