On the road (3) A (hopefully) sunny September road trip to Spain COMPLETED - Page 47 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I wanted to see the Chapelle Notre-Dame, which is home to the Black Virgin and Child. This is believed to have miraculous powers, after an account from 1172 described an amazing total of 126 miracles that the statue was supposed to have performed. Pretty impressive!
That done, we started the descent down the steps, getting photos just to prove that we had done it.
We were then back on the main street and very glad that we had descended the stairs, rather than going upwards. Definitely a good decision...
Next: Limousin country – you know what that means, right?
What great photos! Interesting that you decided to take the stairs down instead of up. It actually requires more muscles to go down staircases, than up. (The control required to keep from falling forward.) Thanks for the photo of the Black Madonna! Its one of those bucket list items if you are a religion geek. (I have a BA in history and comparative religion, although I'm not religious at all)
PassPorter's Free-Book to Walt Disney World It’s hard to believe anything is free at Walt Disney World; but there are actually a number of things you can get or do for little to no cost. This e-book documents over 200 free or cheap tips to do before you go and after you arrive. You could save a considerable amount of money following these tips. Perhaps more importantly; you can discover overlooked attractions and little-known details most people whiz by on their way to spend money. Click here to see free sample pages from the e-book! Get this popular e-book free of extra charges when you join the PassPorter's Club for as little as $4.95. A club pass includes access to all our other e-books; e-worksheets; super-size photos; and more! This e-book is also available for separate purchase in the PassPorter Online Store for just $5.95.
What great photos! Interesting that you decided to take the stairs down instead of up. It actually requires more muscles to go down staircases, than up. (The control required to keep from falling forward.) Thanks for the photo of the Black Madonna! Its one of those bucket list items if you are a religion geek. (I have a BA in history and comparative religion, although I'm not religious at all)
Oh wow, I never knew that about it taking more muscles to go down stairs - Ok, so you feel less tired if you go down!
And I never knew you had a BA in that - you learn something new every day!
This town is so beautiful! Maybe that witchy waitress should take a trip to that cathedral and have a miracle worked on her to become a nicer person! BTW...I would have loved that elevator ride.
Saturday 18 September – part three: Limousin country – you know what that means, right?
We retrieved the rest of our luggage from the room and headed for the car. Once loaded up, we were off, stopping at the top of the hill for some final views back over Rocamadour.
Then we were off, fortunately not twisting and turning this time, thank goodness. I don’t think Mark would’ve stood much more of that. : We did see some lovely villages on the way to the toll road.
Once we joined the toll road, it soon became apparent that the scenery would be a little few and far between, as there were so many trees planted on either side.
However, an hour or so into the drive on the toll road and suddenly we were in Limousin country – and we all know what that means, right? Anyone who said posh cars would be wrong. : It’s known for cows of course! Now would it live up to its reputation? it would – there were cow sightings left, right and centre and this turned out to be the best cow spotting day of the entire vacation, by miles, as these photos and statistics show:
The closest we came to actually seeing any
So what was the final count? It’s impressive:
13 x moo
9 x moos
24 x mooey
24 x mooey mooey
12 x mooey mooey mooey
All the cow spotting certainly kept us entertained, during what would have been an otherwise very dull drive.
As for British number plates, we had a field day with those as well, getting 55 in total today, a big improvement on yesterday’s 21 and the 24 we spotted the day before and even above the amazing 50 we got on Moraira market day. In between photographing duties and noting all of these stats down, it got quite hectic!
About two hours into the journey, the car needed fuel – no surprise, as we’d done a lot of driving since the Spanish border, so we stopped to fill up, although it cost us a whopping €66 ($86), the prices they charge on French toll roads is appalling!
I took the opportunity to use the restrooms, although there was a huge line for them, but I got there in the end. They weren’t great, but then again, no charge – perhaps they’ve stopped doing that now over here?
When I came out, I suggested to Mark that we get something to eat for lunch to go with our various snacks. Mark went for a tuna, ham, tomato and egg baguette, while I went for the smoked salmon and cheese sandwich. I was quite surprised by the selection they had and how nice all the flavours sounded.
We drove for another hour, before I started to drop some none-too-subtle hints to Mark that perhaps we should stop for lunch, so we found a rest area and ate and both of us really liked our choices.
Finally caught up! Great updates and pictures. Too bad about the grumpy breakfast... but, I guess, when you live with Grumpy, you can get through it easy enough! hehehe
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It does look like that, doesn't it? 
: We did see some lovely villages on the way to the toll road. 
Now would it live up to its reputation? 
it would – there were cow sightings left, right and centre and this turned out to be the best cow spotting day of the entire vacation, by miles, as these photos and statistics show: 
It’s impressive: 
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