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Day 1 Stu takes a coffee break whilst we wait for the ferry	Day 1 - Boulogne-Sur-Mer We spend the first night just over the channel in Boulogne	Day 2 - Blois Chateaux De Blois	Day 2 - Chateaux De Blois This is a stunning Chateaux, Leonardo Da Vinci designed a staircase here and Joan of Arc spent some time plotting here!
Day 2 - Blois Stu & Mike take in the magnifence of the Chateaux which looms overhead	Day 2 - Blois A view of the street in front of the Chateaux	Day 2 - Chateaux De Blois A view looking up to the Chateaux and the colourful arches	Day 2 - Blois A photo of the church in front of teh Chateaux
Day 2 - Blois Stu chilling out after the first day of driving	Day 2 - Blois Mike takes in the view	Day 2 - Blois A view of the River Loire	Day 2 - Blois Kath outside a Cafe near the Loire river
Day 2 - Blois Despite the woman in the rearI really liked this picture of Kath laughing!	Day 2 - Blois A picture from one of the streets of Blois	Day 2 - Blois It was actually blowing a Gale when this was took. We sat outside a cafe wating for the light show on the Chateaux.	Day 2 - Blois The Da Vinci staircase all lit up during the show.
Day 2 - Blois Nothing unusual here then....	Day 2 - Blois Stu & Mike pull some funny faces!	Day 3 - Picnic Breakfast We pull up just outside Valencay for a picnic breakfast	Day 3 - Picnic Breakfast Planning the route to Montauban
Day 3 - Montauban Stu in the square	Day 3 - Montauban The chateaux in Montauban	Day 3 - Montauban The cathedral in Montauban, this was just outside our hotel. The stalls are for a Festival that happens the first weekend in September.	Day 3 - Montauban I don't really know whether this is a Chateaux, it was very gothic looking!
Day 3 - Montauban Stu by the river in Montauban	Day 4 - Pyrenees We decided to take a road through the Pyrenees rather than the boring toll road to Perignan. This was a pretty village we drove through.	Day 4 - Pyrenees Stu driving through the Pyrenees	Day 4 - Pyrenees We stopped at a river winding through the mountains for a much needed break
Day 4 - Pyrenees A view of the river	Day 4 - Pyrenees Kath takes a paddle in the river	Day 4 - Pyrenees Paddling, the water was lovely!	Day 4 - Pyrenees After being cooped up in the stuffy car all morning the cold mountain river water was an icy tonic!
Day 4 - Pyrenees Mike & Stu enjoying the scenery	Day 4 - Pyrenees Kath was last to leave the water, the scenery as you can see was stunning.	Day 4 - Pyrenees A view of the river	Day 4 - Pyrenees Another view of the river
Day 4 - The Villa We had unexpected occupants in the house. This young cat was totally bonkers and soon made friends with us all!	Day 4 - The Villa Then we discovered some more occupants! KITTENS! In total we had 4 cats staying with us!	Day 5 - Perpignan We spent a couple of hours looking round Perpignan	Day 5 - Perpignan Stu & Me
Day 5 - Perpignan View over the river	Day 5 - Perpignan Perpignan Castle	Day 5 - Perpignan Perpignan Castle	Day 5 - The Villa Cute cat sits amongst the pots. The gardens at the villa were beautiful.
Day 5 - The Villa Everybody enjoys the (cold) pool. This was the best weather we had.	Day 5 - The Villa Mike & Karl sit chatting by the pool	Day 5 - The Villa Stu enjoys the pool	Day 6 - Port La Nouvelle Stu & I took some time out on our own and went a drive to the seadide
Day 6 - Salses We visited an castle that played a strategic part in defining the borders of Spain & France	Day 6 - Salses This Chateaux was purely a military castle and was extremely well fortified. As an attacker get past one bit and you would find yourself in a corridor full of holes for guns and boiling oil...	Day 6 - Salses Stu really enjoyed this castle!	Day 6 - Salses The courtyard and well
Day 6 - Salses A picture of the Chateau	Day 6 - Salses Stu	Day 6 - Salses A view of the Chateau	Day 6 - Salses The well in the courtyard at Salses
Day 6 - Pezilla La Riviere Karl picks up some essential supplies from the local Cave	Day 7 - Villefranche A view of the river Tet at Villefranche	Day 7 - Villefranche Mom and Stu in the grottos at Villefranche	Day 7 - Villefranche Inside the caves at Villefranche
Day 7 - Villefranche Inside the caves at Villefranche	Day 7 - Villefranche Stu inside the caves at Villefranche	Day 7 - Villefranche You can just about se Karl & Stu here whcih shows you the scale of the caves	Day 7 - Villefranche Stu
Day 7 - Villefranche The fortified town of Villefranche	Day 7 - Villefranche In this photo you can see the walls of the town, the mountains high above and then the tiny streets of the town through the arch. An interesting picture!	Day 7 - Villefranche One of these two here is a witch called Jenny...	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train Mom and Dad on the little yellow train
Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train Kath & Mike on Le Petite Train Jaune. We started in Villefranche at an altitude of about 500m	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train The scenery was breathtaking and we took loads of photos. For some reason most of mine are of Dad taking photos *grins*	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train View of the Pyrenees from 'The Canary' as its known by the locals...	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train View of the Pyrenees from the train, the pictures don't really do the scenerey any justice at all...
Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train A view of the train over one of the bridges we crossed.	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train Another view from the train and also the turn in the weather...	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train At the highest point the train reaches an altitude of something like 1573 metres. We stayed at the stop after the highest staion.	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train A big bank of cloud followed us up the mountain, this picture was taking about 30 seconds after the previous one, thats how fast the cloud was moving. Luckily it stopped moving just about here so we managed to have a coffee at a hotel on the outside patio.
Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train The train itself! One for Mikey!	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train Mike	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train Across the suspension bridge and into the fog...	Day 7 - The Little Yellow Train A foggy view from the train
Day 7 - The Villa More kitten pictures, they have to be in here as they kept us very entertained!	Day 9 - Carcassonne Stu outside the walls of the Citadel	Day 9 - Carcassonne We missed the tour on the horses because it rained. Not quite sure what that lady is doing to that horse though...	Day 9 - Carcassonne A moody looking picture, hence no pictures for day 8, the weather was bad
Day 9 - Carcassonne Inside the city walls, a picturesque city filled with shops, hotels and cafes	Day 9 - Carcassonne We managed to walk round half the walls before the weather got really bad. The citadel has something like 67 turrets.	Day 9 - Carcassonne One of the 67(?) turrets	Day 9 - Carcassonne A view along the walls
Day 9 - Carcassonne Another view of one of the many turrets!	Day 9 - Carcassonne Every turn gave a different aspect of the citadel!	Day 9 - Carcassonne More turret pictures!	Day 9 - Carcassonne Stu inside the castle inside the walls...
Day 9 - Carcassonne A photo of Stu taking a photo of the scenery	Day 9 - Carcassonne The view from the castle	Day 9 - Carcassonne We could also see this cathedral from the Castle	Day 9 - Carcassonne Stu
Day 9 - Carcassonne View of the walls of the citadel	Day 9 - Carcassonne A view from inside the castle of Carcassonne	Day 9 - Carcassonne A view from inside the castle of Carcassonne	Day 9 - Carcassonne A view across the city inside the walls
Day 9 - Carcassonne Inisde the castle of Carcassonne