New Years Day - 2009....a beautiful day in the Midi-Pyrenees. We decided to go for a nice long ride in the Lot (the department just north of us). All I can say is if you come to france to have to visit this area. It was actually the most beautiful ride that we have ever taken. Every turn was a new amazing view. The valley we road in/around/above was so beautiful. The limestone walls (we are x-climbers) were stunning. We took the camera and took so many pictures, we just had to share them with you.
such a beautiful old house (not habitable)
here is the same house - with the waterfall next to it!
heading UP
a house with the river going through the bottom of it
just another chateau
this was amazing...notice the ancient building built into the rocks
the most beautiful valley (and a hard climb up to take this photo)
me heading up, again
the beautiful St. Cirq-Lapopie
if we move to france (for good), we need to live near amazing limestone
me too
this adorable little donkey that I just had to get a shot of
21 comments:
OMG!!! Soooo beautiful, you're right!! I think this beats (hands down) any view you might find in L.A. Just stunning... Alex and I hope to come to visit you all when the weather's warmer... We would love to meet you and Bruce and I'm also dying to meet Betty... I think your region is just breathtaking...
Take care and thanks so much for sharing your beautiful photos...
I hope that one day you guys can move to France permanantly!!!
Wow, those pictures are absolutely amazing!
I really enjoy reading about your adventure. Happy New Year!
I love St Cirq-Lapopie ... it was a wood carver's commune/village you know - fab views and great restaurants for steaming wintery bowls of cassoulet.
Oh wow! What a beautiful place.
Lovely photos, Alisa. And if you move near the limestone you'll have to buy some and have Le F carve you a fireplace or two!
Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful photos.
Have a wonderful 2009.
How could you not, in such a place?
Great photos! looks like a wonderful New Year. :)
St Cirq Lapopie is one of "les plus beaux villages de France".
Makes me want to leave Manhattan Beach and go back to France.
I would miss the US too much though.
Have a wonderful new year, with many more awsome miles riding!
I just found your blog through Leesa and Nadege - what a wonderful adventure you're on.
Beautiful photos and I look forward to hearing more about your experiences in that beautiful part of France.
Cheers from Sydney (and sometimes Paris),
Carolyn
www.mysydneyparislife.wordpress.com
I know that area well -- it looks so familiar.
Happy New Year to you too!
Maybe I'll be able to make it to see you during 2009...
Leesa - it's the most beautiful area, not our department (the aveyron) which is also amazing with the gorges and all, but where we live basically touches 4 different regions (aveyron, lot, tarn, tarn-et-garonne) all with very different landscapes...all stunning.
LF - maybe we can find a house right at the base of one of the cliffs and MLF can come over and carve us something! He'd be in heaven around these cliffs.
michelle - when it's sunny and you are in a place like this....life is really good!
nadege - funny because i thought i might miss los angeles, but i don't....don't miss the US at all (only thing I really miss is a clothes dryer). I don't want to think about coming home in September, makes me sad.
CS - thanks for stopping by. I'm positive I'll have more stories and adventures to post, each day is a new experience.
Betty - happy new year. we'll see each other in 09, I'm sure of it. It is such a lovely area..it took my breath away.
Not that I've ever been to LA, but I cannot imagine it comparing at all to where you guys are at now. Wonderful shots.
Happy New Years to you!! Your year so far looks very beautiful. Hope it only gets more so.:-)
What a fantastic trip...amazing photos, yes I love the one where the little building is built into the rocks..:-)
the Lot is a favorite ... kind of takes the bite out of the cold snap, eh?! xx
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