{"id":13381,"date":"2014-07-29T21:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=13381"},"modified":"2016-12-14T08:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T07:35:49","slug":"exploring-aveyron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/13381","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Aveyron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/archives\/13342\" target=\"_blank\">visiting the workshop of Andre Debru<\/a> Xander and I wanted to see a bit more of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aveyron\" target=\"_blank\">Aveyron<\/a> area. It was a beautiful day and we loved the scenery on the drive there so much, we thought we\u2019d make a bit of a day of it.\u00a0 Now that I have my license it\u2019s a lot more fun for both of us (OH! Mental note, I must write my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/101-list\" target=\"_blank\">101 List<\/a> entry about that!).<\/p>\n<p>Since I was driving, there weren\u2019t a lot of photos, but \u00a0Xander did take a video!\u00a0 There isn\u2019t a lot of scenery, other than road and trees, but you do get to listen to us gabbing\u2026 if you are into that sort of thing. \u00a0Of all the amazing areas we drove through, he decides to take video on a boring tree lined stretch. \u00a0I guess he was too busy looking around otherwise?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road trip in Aveyron\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JrMVbWrUNyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When we stopped I did try to get photos when I could.\u00a0 I had only my mobile phone with me and I had just learned about the new panorama feature so I was a little obsessed with it.\u00a0 Like when we stopped at this little church and I tried about a million times to get a nice panorama photo without the wood in the fence getting completely screwed up.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t work. \u00a0I do like what happened with this one, though. \u00a0Looks a little space age, like I have some kind of holographic image of the landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13399 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron7-1024x622_f_improf_600x364.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was actually really cool. \u00a0The sign had all of the different towns and landmarks marked so that you knew what you were looking out at. \u00a0Otherwise, it&#8217;s just a lot of hills and tiny little specks of villages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13391 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron5-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful sight it was. \u00a0Like most places you visit, photos really don&#8217;t do it justice, especially when using a mobile phone that ended up in for camera repairs just a few weeks later! \u00a0Here is another panorama photo I tried to get of the view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13388 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron2-1024x251_f_improf_600x147.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"147\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Church was small and cute, on a corner that made me wince as I tried to get out of the parking spot. \u00a0I really wonder how many accidents happen on these roads. So many blind corners! \u00a0Oh, and they also love their Mary statues. \u00a0 If you ever want a road trip drinking game (although I&#8217;m not sure this is the best idea!) try driving around the countryside in France and take a shot every time you see a statue of the virgin Mary. \u00a0Trust me, you&#8217;ll be blitzed in no time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13390 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron4-579x1024_f_improf_600x1061.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"1061\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"1061\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13405 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron8-691x1024_f_improf_600x889.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"889\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"889\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had no real destination in mind, rather we just turned when we felt like it and saw where we ended up. \u00a0At one point we came across a sign with different things to see and Xander decided he wanted to see a <a title=\"Menhir\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Menhir\" target=\"_blank\">Menhir<\/a>\u00a0that was supposed to be in the area. \u00a0We drove and drove, finally reaching the spot, only to find this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Menhir.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13393 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Menhir-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Menhir\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure how big these Menhir thingiemabobs are meant to be, but we couldn&#8217;t find the darn thing anywhere. \u00a0It looks like there should have been something on that blob of cement next to the plaque but was that it? Who knows! \u00a0When I Google them they seem pretty big, but we walked all over and couldn&#8217;t seem to find it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13389 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron3-579x1024_f_improf_600x1061.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"1061\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"1061\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Xander was not a happy camper, but I had fun looking for little mice in the ground on the path. \u00a0We had seen loads in the field at Andre Debru&#8217;s and there was no shortage here either!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mouse.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13409 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/mouse-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Peekaboo\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was also a nice view, which lead to even more obsessive panorama-ing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13387 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron-1024x429_f_improf_600x251.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"251\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m sure my obsession with panorama will wear off soon. \u00a0I bet there are about six billion mice out there, judging by all the holes and how the mice were going from one to the other, I&#8217;m surprised the ground didn&#8217;t just collapse beneath us. \u00a0I&#8217;m pretty sure mice are the cause of sink holes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We even got to see the Tarn again, which was nice. \u00a0Our little side trip to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/archives\/899\" target=\"_blank\">Gorge du Tarn\u00a0<\/a>is still one of my favorite bits of all our trips to the south of France. \u00a0We visited because I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/archives\/901\" target=\"_blank\">Chateau de Castelbouc<\/a>\u00a0in one of those books on places to see before you die and I really wanted to go there and get some photos. \u00a0It was nice to see a bit of the rest of the Tarn, even just for a little bit!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Aveyron6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13392\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Aveyron6-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Aveyron\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ended up going full\u00a0circle in our drive and ended up back in <a title=\"Roquefort\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/archives\/13161\" target=\"_blank\">Roquefort\u00a0<\/a>, which is where all of this began. \u00a0We decided to stop there for a late lunch before heading back to my in-laws place. \u00a0After looking around a bit we settled on a restaurant in a hotel, as Xander was keen to try their salad with smoked duck and Roquefort. \u00a0When in Ro&#8230;quefort and all that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefort.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13394 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefort-1024x535_f_improf_600x313.jpg\" alt=\"Roquefort\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefort4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13412 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefort4-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Roquefort\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you look closely in the photo of the restaurant, you can see the cook waving to us from the window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefortmealx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13398 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefortmealx-1024x593_f_improf_600x347.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Les Fleurines\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefortmealt.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13397 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefortmealt-1024x609_f_improf_600x356.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Les Fleurines\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefort3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13396 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefort3-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Les Fleurines\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Roquefort2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13395 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/_d_improd_\/Roquefort2-1024x579_f_improf_600x339.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurant Les Fleurines\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-mce-width=\"600\" data-mce-height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeing as I&#8217;m a rebel and all, I went for duck wing and goat cheese. \u00a0I&#8217;m not a huge fan of Roquefort cheese unless it&#8217;s on pizza, so the salads with Roquefort didn&#8217;t appeal to me at all. \u00a0Xander, as usual, gets the best of both worlds since he gets to eat his meal and whatever is left of mine as well! \u00a0He said the Roquefort salad was better, but I&#8217;d have to disagree. \u00a0Regardless of the food, which was good anyway, I really liked the atmosphere in there. \u00a0The service was nice and it wasn&#8217;t very busy when we were there as lunch had already passed. \u00a0I really liked the cave atmosphere, which I&#8217;m sure they are counting on considering the location!<\/p>\n<p>We had a nice day out exploring together but we still didn&#8217;t see even a fraction of what there was to see in the area. \u00a0We&#8217;d like to go back and properly visit some of the villages we drove through, like Saint Rome du Tarn and a few others. \u00a0I guess that&#8217;s the beauty of having family in the area. \u00a0We don&#8217;t feel like we have to fit everything in since we know we&#8217;ll be back again soon! \u00a0It just gives us things to look forward to the next time.<\/p>\n<p>Only next time I&#8217;ll bring a proper camera!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting the workshop of Andre Debru Xander and I wanted to see a bit more of the Aveyron area. 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