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Entering from the Basque country we travelled through the south of France.
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We were surprised by how well-kept the castles are...
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...compared to those that can still be seen in Spain.
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We spent the first night hiding in a small forest.
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In the outskirts of Perpignan we saw the first vine fields.
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Fantastic castles flank the roads to Paris.
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We travelled along the highway for a few kilometres to accelerate the pace.
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We noticed that the cities are meticulously well-kept and clean.
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Over a valley of Millau towers the highest bridge in the world, with a height of more than 340m.
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The roads are well-equipped with public service areas.
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The antique Viaduct of Garabit, designed by Gustave Eiffel.
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These gates are really enjoying their walk.
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We turned into smaller and smaller roads until we found this nice refuge to sleep.
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Saint-Flour, a lovely city in the south of France.
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This photo shows the "lower disctrict" and the "upper district" of Saint-Flour.
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"Upper district" of Saint-Flour.
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A strong shower surprised us on the road and we seeked shelter.
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On the streets of Clermont we searched for open Wi-Fi connections to check our emails.
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The beauty of the hay bales, despite the sinister destiny of those whom they serve as food.
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At sundown we looked for a small route where to camp.
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We stopped in this small village of three houses. Elke concentrates on her computer tasks.
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Now the village counts four houses!
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Finally we approach Paris...
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...where I meet again with Jeremy...
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...a good friend whom I had not seen since Manaos, Brasil.
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We stayed at his house for some days. "Here's the key" he said, handing us a rope to climb through the window.
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With Julien and Jeremy, two great crazy guys with whom I spent fabulous days in Brasil.
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The famous gothic cathedral of Notre Dame.
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How many times did I dream about this picture!
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Pantheon of Paris.
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The Louvre Museum
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Arc de Triomphe and Champs Élysées
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The pyramid of the Louvre
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The Carrousel garden
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Arc de Triomphe of the Carrousel.
In the back: The Louvre Museum.
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Louvre
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At night the Eiffel tower sparkles, lit by thousands of bright blinking lights.
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Office area La Defense.
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Gustave Eiffel had intentions of contructing his tower in Barcelona, but the city council of the city rejected the project, which seemed ugly and expensive to them.
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In Paris the construction was accepted for the Expo. The Parisians thought it was a horrible construction, and only its utility as an antenna saved it from demolition.
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Nowadays it is considered a beauty among the famous buildings and has captured our eyes as well.
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At night Paris illuminates with magic.
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Paris is a very monumental city.
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The gardens of the palace of Versalles seem unending.
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With the help of Vicente we took the heart of La Garota apart.
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She was consuming too much oil and we decided to change the piston rings.
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This T-Shirt travelled with me on the motorcycle for two years, without ever being used...
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...the only aim being to hand it over to Jeremy at our long awaited reunion in Paris.
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Vicente lent us his Yamaha XJ-900 to travel to Belgium.
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The futuristic office area of La Defense.
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The modest moto-taxis of Paris.
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The Arc del Triomphe. Another photo I dreamed of.
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Which is more beautiful?
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View from the gardens of the Palais de Chaillot.
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Everything is beauty in the streets of Paris.
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The Arc del Triomphe, seen from the Eiffel tower.
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Typical Paris buildings.
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The river Seine
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A nightly view of the Eiffel tower.
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We left Paris behind and camped on our way to Belgium.
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The sun says good-night, endowing us with this painting in the sky.
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60.000 kilometres! The voyage initially planned to last 20 days is taking a bit longer than I thought.
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On the road again! Every evening turns into an adventure...
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...until we find an adequate place to camp.
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The city of Cassel, in the north of France.
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We are happy because we will enter a new country soon: Belgium.
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Good-bye France! ¡Au revoir!
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