France Highlights

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Introduction: our first ever tour!	heart	3
Flying from Vancouver and arriving in Paris	heart	5
Exploring Paris	heart	6
Paris to Saumur by train: heading to the Loire Valley	heart	3
THE LOIRE
Saumur to Chinon: a good start	heart	2
Chinon to Azay-le-Rideau: beautiful vegetables	heart	3
Azay-le-Rideau to Loches: finding a treat in the "lost village"	heart	2
Exploring Loches: a day off the bikes	heart	2
Loches to Amboise: a varied ride	heart	2
Amboise to Blois: back and forth across the river	heart	2
A day in and around Blois: an unsuccessful attempt to cycle to Chambord	heart	1
Blois to Toulouse by train: many changes	heart	1
THE CANAL DU MIDI
Exploring Toulouse: no cycling	heart	1
Toulouse to Castelnaudary: along the canal	heart	1
Castelnaudary to Carcassonne: onward to the walled city	heart	1
Exploring Carcassonne: a day off the bikes	heart	1
Carcassonne to Narbonne: our last day on the canal	heart	1
Narbonne to Tarascon by train: into Provence	heart	2
PROVENCE
Tarascon to Pont du Gard and return: a wonderful day	heart	1
To Nimes and back by train: a day off the bikes	heart	1
Tarascon—Les Baux—Saint-Remy loop: uphill and down	heart	1
Tarascon to Arles and return: Van Gogh country	heart	1
Tarascon to Avignon: a short ride to the walled city	heart	1
Exploring Avignon: a day off the bikes	heart	1
Avignon to Les Carmes via Perne les Fontaines: a wet ride to a country home	heart	1
Les Carmes to Gordes: a short ride to a rock-bound village	heart	1
Gordes to Roussillon return: red earth	heart	1
Gordes to Lourmarin: via Menerbes and Bonnieux	heart	1
Loop ride from Lourmarin: Armistice Day	heart	1
Lourmarin to Aix-en-Provence: a varied ride	heart	1
Around Aix-en-Provence: no cycling	heart	1
Aix-en-Provence to Paris: by train	heart	1
Around Paris: our last full day in France	heart	2
Flying from Paris to Vancouver: homeward bound	heart	1
Thoughts and conclusions: learning from experience	heart	1

The Loire, the Canal du Midi and Provence

THE LOIRE

THE CANAL DU MIDI

PROVENCE