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A Fist Full of Euros

After loading up (under Sime's instruction) with our free buffet breakfast - we left Le Puy-En-Velay... My holiday coffee! Although a disappointment for Sime & his sightseeing plans - it was an ok city, we felt safe (being country bumpkins) walking around at night & had a couple of good meals out. The hotel was one of the best budget hotels we've stayed in - really well thought out for families & Hugo got his own little alcove in our bedroom, with a proper bed!  Highlights of Le Puy: Toilet Signs... French Pizza Omelette, Frites & Salade Verte Anyway, today's made up for the lack of wow factor - amazing journey through mountainous terrain, over the Millau Bridge, which again was a bit disappointing...  Then we were suddenly propelled into a spaghetti western - the scenery changed from lush gorges to desert & within 2 hours, the temperature rose from 4 to 18 degrees! Breathtaking scenery & a very much a Spanish influence, it's been 10