Canal du Midi

Our first stop on leaving the hotel was the beautiful Cathedral of St. Etienne, located just a few blocks from our hotel. It’s a late gothic structure made even more interesting because of the juxtaposition of sections of the building … Read More

After breakfast we packed up our bikes and rode into town where we wanted to check out the highlight we’d discovered late yesterday evening, the 12th century Abbey of St. Pierre.We took our time walking through the cloisters and exploring … Read More

Since we’d arrived so late the previous evening, we opted to make a leisurely morning. We slept in and had a leisurely breakfast and by 10 we’d checked out, leaving our bikes and bags at the hotel for a walk … Read More

I woke up early, fresh and rested and decided to go out for a short photo tour before our scheduled 8:30 breakfast. The day was beautiful and I enjoyed the early morning silence and solitude as I explored the small town.

Today was one of the most beautiful stretches I’ve ever ridden in France!We started the day by going across the street to the train station and picking up our return tickets from Sète back to Bordeaux (none of the TGVs … Read More

The day started with a pleasant surprise: breakfast was more than the French hotel standard bread, butter, jam and coffee. There was an egg cooker for soft boiled eggs, fresh croissants and baguette, yogurt, cheese and various jams, as well … Read More

I met Vera at the train station at 6:45 after all too-few hours of sleep. We didn’t have to wait long as the train was early, so we had lots of time to get our bikes and stuff loaded. It … Read More