SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 back to work today (Booooooo) after having had a fantastic trip to the south of france on an extended bank holiday weekend in which we did 1946.5 miles from saturday morning to wednesday night. lots and lots of pictures! first day is a boring blast down the autoroutes down to Macon just north of Lyon for an overnight stay and a great steak by the river saone. day two up early and the autroutes took us as far as Grenoble where things started to get interesting. E712 to Sisteron then the N85 to Castellane at the end of the Gorge du Verdon which is where we then headed staying in a fantastic village called Moustiers Sainte Marie. we used this as a base for two nights. day three saw us take the southern road round the Gorge down to Comps sur artby then head south through Grasse and onto Nice and then Monaco where it would be rude not do drive the circuit and have a blast through the tunnel with the roof down! north from Monaco to peille and then onto the Col de Turini. back from there along some FANTASTIC roads (D6202 N202) to Castellane and back to Moustiers Sainte Marie for the night day 4 we start heading north again on our way back to macon but this time along the Col de Allos, barcelonnette, Savines le lac, Briancon, Le Grave and the les deux alpes pass...... WOW!!!!!!! awesome roads!!! then it was autorouts back to macon for the night day 5 was a pretty boring day of driving back north for the Euro tunnel but we did make a quick lunch stop at Troyes which was an unexpected treat as the place is lovely! anyway enough chat.... pictures... Moustiers Sainte Marie Gorge Du Verdon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) on the way to Nice Casino Square Monaco Col de Turini Edited August 30, 2013 by SteveM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Col de Allos Edited August 29, 2013 by SteveM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Glacier in the les deux alpes pass Edited August 29, 2013 by SteveM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Great pictures ... sounds like an excellent trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 cheers... was great and the 350 performed brilliantly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Brilliant road trip, great pics. I'm off to Nice next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Excellent photos, I spotted two UK Zeds in France over the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ahh, happy memories, apart from climbing all those stairs up to the church in Moustiers, I had a chest infection at the time. Great pictures . Did you do both sides of the Gorge du Verdun? We had a gite on Lac Sur Mere, just outside Moustier, for a week a couple of years ago, my most favourite part of France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trouser Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Great pics! I'm going to use one as my PC's Desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like a superb trip. Nice pics aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ahh, happy memories, apart from climbing all those stairs up to the church in Moustiers, I had a chest infection at the time. Great pictures . Did you do both sides of the Gorge du Verdun? We had a gite on Lac Sur Mere, just outside Moustier, for a week a couple of years ago, my most favourite part of France yep full loop of the gorge.... some VERY tight roads but some pretty awsome views. stayed in Moustiers because of a post you made about the place in an old thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ahh, happy memories, apart from climbing all those stairs up to the church in Moustiers, I had a chest infection at the time. Great pictures . Did you do both sides of the Gorge du Verdun? We had a gite on Lac Sur Mere, just outside Moustier, for a week a couple of years ago, my most favourite part of France yep full loop of the gorge.... some VERY tight roads but some pretty awsome views. stayed in Moustiers because of a post you made about the place in an old thread Nice one, glad to be of help . I'd go back in a heartbeat, plan was to get a villa in that region this year for me and the mrs and our three girls and partners, alas family illness put paid to that, all good now though If the Mille Miglia doesn't come off next year, then we'll happily go back here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 wow that looks genuinely stunning, been far too long since i was last in france, i think its a wonderful country. Scenery is simply stunning, i cant think of a better way of spending a bank holiday than a convertible zed on great roads :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like a great trip, but where is the suth of France? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Great pics! I'm going to use one as my PC's Desktop Hopefully not the one with his partner in Great pics btw, I loved those roads, didn't have the Zed then though Edited August 29, 2013 by flexib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like a great trip, but where is the suth of France? i knew SOMEONE would pick that up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like a great trip, but where is the suth of France? i knew SOMEONE would pick that up..... I don't know what he's on about Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jp606 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Looks like a really good trip Was that person in Casino Square taking a picture of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Just showed my good lady your pics, she went all goosepimply with happy memories, (and we've an empty tonight ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Get your jim jams George, you've pulled!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Great photos, great trip. This lot is definitely on my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Get your jim jams George, you've pulled!! Are you coming round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Not from France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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