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Week 9~10 Photos - 1 |
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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 the col |
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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 border | |
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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 |  |
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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