From a cycling trip across France in 2011 late May/ Early June. I cycled from the Atlantic coast along the river valleys of the Garonne and Lot. Southern France in late Spring / early summer is wonderful, warm but not hot and none of the humid stickiness of high summer. I have reprocessed the images using modern noise removal software and a much more restrained hand on the sliders. Olympus E410 4/3 dlsr camera with mirror.
The mill pond at Vers, Lot Valley
When on a long cycling trip I usually cycle for 4 or 5 days and stop for a day to wash clothes, buy food and have a rest and a long lie in bed without having to take down a tent. On this occasion I hiked up to the town of Conques
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I had visited before and it was pleasant to wander the streets with few tourists even though it was raining for some of the time.
I climbed up to the bypass, the medieval streets don't allow cars to get an overview of the village and I saw my first Japanese tour bus. I was sitting on a bench enjoying the view. A large bus stopped and 40 or so Japanese tourists descended wearing masks stood overlooking the village snapped away calmly back on the bus and within 5 minutes they might never have been, no litter, no noise. This is the view, you could be in the middle ages. Ken
