ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’44” N 5°22’4” E
18 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I left Matt, my niece Beth's husband, in my flat at 10.25, and took the Jubilee Line from Waterloo to Bond Street followed by the Elizabeth Line to Heathrow. The journey only took one hour. After 30Читать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’43” N 5°22’8” E
19 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The day began overcast with a little drizzle but, by the afternoon, the sun came out and, with a clear blue sky and no breeze, it became very hot , and even hotter inland later in the afternoon. ThisЧитать далее
ФранцияMarseille Ferry Port43°17’45” N 5°21’58” E 19 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The reason for leaving London a week before the Olympic Games began was to collect my accreditation and uniform before attending a training day.
Just before 13.00, I took the first of many MetroЧитать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’43” N 5°22’6” E
20 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Another journey on Metro Line 2 to Rond-Point du Prado and then Bus 83 took me to the Marina for the 08.00 start of the Training Day. There was a presentation in French, a tour of the site, and aЧитать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’43” N 5°22’8” E
21 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The train to Nice left at 08.00 and went via Toulon, Cannes and Antibes on the journey which took over two hours. There was a 15 minute wait at Nice for the train to Monte Carlo which was an old,Читать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’43” N 5°22’4” E
22 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I took a railcar from St Charles west along the Cote Bleue with its beautiful coves. These was followed by the industrial plants on the canals on the Rhone Estuary, and then farmland. It took 90Читать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’42” N 5°22’8” E
22 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a salad lunch at St Charles and having bought rail tickets for the following three days, I took the Metro to Vieux Port. Boats to Chateau d'If were cancelled due to the rough sea. Although stillЧитать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’42” N 5°22’5” E
23 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
At 08.23, I took a train to Nimes which went through Arles and crossed the Rhone at Tarascon with its castle in sight. Nimes is just across the border from Provence into the Department of Gard in theЧитать далее
ФранцияFontaine de la place Thiars43°17’42” N 5°22’1” E
24 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
I took a train to Arles which was smaller and more compact than Nimes, nearly everything being within the ramparts, parts of which remained facing the Rhone.
I went into the Roman Ampitheatre andЧитать далее
ФранцияVieux-Port43°17’44” N 5°22’16” E
25 июля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I took a train for the 90 minute journey to Avignon up the Rhone valley. The ramparts were still in place, and it was a mixture of Nimes with its historic buildings and Arles with its touristyЧитать далее
