Flixbus.. LDN Victoria
7 Ekim, İngiltere ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
.. a 20.00 departure... this gets me to Paris.. and access to the French high speed rail network... but its overnight... don't know how many more of these I have left in me... gets harder eachOkumaya devam et
Paris
8 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
.. just a dump of Paris pics.. I've been so many times... this was purely to get on a TGV to Bordeaux.. Notre Dame continues to be shrouded in scaffolding.. I thought they'd finished 🧐.. but 14kmsOkumaya devam et
Ouigo
8 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
.. and this is said TGV to Bordeaux . should be sunnier down there🌞🌞
Bordeaux
9 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
.. the hub of the famed wine growing region.. and the capital of Nouvelle Aquitaine region...and the Southern terminus of the Paris- Bordeaux railway...hence a night here..and just the next morning toOkumaya devam et
Pau.. murals..
10 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
.. some amazing murals.. depicting the various sports in this town..
.. doors of Pau
10 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
.. a regular feature of my travels.. interesting doors .. the ones in Bordeaux weren't at all much to look at... these . however . are worth a footprint all on their own..
Pau Pyrenees
10 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A city in southwestern France.. set along the Pyrenees mountains' northern edge.. 80k from Spain.. a lovely compact city... I have visited previously.. no mountain panorama today due to lingering mistOkumaya devam et
Pyrenees
11 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
.. a sparkling diamond day here in Pau.. the peaks are still quite a distance..but got Pic du Midi clearly in 1 shot.
I'm on a midday train to Bayonne.. to then get to Biarritz.. on the BasqueOkumaya devam et
Biarritz
11 Ekim, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
.. by train from Pau... because it's described as an elegant seaside town on the Basque coast.. and was worth an afternoon of my time.. long sandy beaches.. pleasant stroll for a couple of hours..andOkumaya devam et
Bilbao
12 Ekim, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
.. a 2 hour bus ride over the border into Spain.. am only here in Bilbao.. to get a flight home .. and save hundreds of pounds compared to Pau and Biarritz ..ridiculously expensive flights✈️
..Okumaya devam et
Guggenheim Museum
13 Ekim, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A gleaming titanium and glass museum in Bilbao.. renowned for innovative architecture and beauty of design.. certainly one of the most photogenic buildings I've ever seen.. an iconic building.
Palma
13 Ekim, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
.. then an evening flight to Palma de Mallorca…1 hour 5 mins...and an airport layover till a 07.00 easyJet to London Gatwick.
GezginFun always is subjective my dear
Gezgin.. this one wasn't too painful.. 😆.. and compared to a £150 Eurostar.. then a Paris hotel.. it meets requirements nicely☺️