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A circle of awe and waterfalls

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Heather

Today’s destination was back up into the mountains – the Cirque de Gavarnie – where the longest waterfall in Europe (240m high) cascades off the mountain into space, encircled by 11 x 3,000m peaks. The ‘cirque’ is a horseshoe shaped … Continue reading →

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Climbing to the top of the world

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Heather

The next day we stocked up the house with food before heading off higher into the mountains to take the cable car up to the Observatoire Pic du Midi de Bigorre. This is not only a major weather observatory for … Continue reading →

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From the east to the high western Pyrenees

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Heather

We’ve found (thanks to Kevin and Carole) that it is quicker to go down to the plains and get across country then go back up into the mountains, and doing this we again watched the whole countryside changing – the … Continue reading →

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Cherry festival in the cherry capital

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Heather

Having decided that it was imperative that we attend the Annual Cherry Festival before we left, we headed into town on the Saturday morning. It was unfortunate though that we only had a couple of hours. There was stall after … Continue reading →

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Delicious art in Céret

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Heather

Two things Céret is famous for are its cherries and its art – particularly modern art from the end of the 19th century to well into the second half of the 20th. But although I’d heard there was a good … Continue reading →

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