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cestas aire - a stop on the french wild west, bordeaux to the spanish border - the n10 and a63

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Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 2: focus on Portugalete, Chicago, Rochefort-Martrou

Germans in France - St. Quentin cathedral

Germans in France
Reims cathedral
Cambrai cathedral
Soissons cathedral
Arras cathedral

Gustave Eiffel’s first work: the Eiffel passerelle, Bordeaux

a dream unfulfilled - the transporter bridge [pont transbordeur], Bordeaux

a fifth bridge coming to Bordeaux: pont Bacalan-Bastide, a new vertical lift bridge

the 6th bridge at Rouen: Pont Gustave Flaubert,
new vertical lift bridge

Ile de France, Paris: in the context of Abelard and of French cathedrals

France’s western isles: Ile de Ré

France’s western iles: Ile d’Oleron

on first arriving in France - driving

France is not England

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Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps

the calendar of the French Revolution

la belle époque

Grand Palais, Paris

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Pic du Midi - observing stars clearly, A64

Carcassonne, A61: world heritage fortified city

Futuroscope

Vulcania

Space City, Toulouse

the French umbrella & Aurillac

50 years old: Citroën DS

the Citroën 2CV:
a French motoring icon

the forest as seen by francois mauriac, and today

places and playtime

roundabout art of Les Landes

le pique-nique

Hermès scarves
Hèrmes logo

bastide towns

mardi gras! carnival in Basque country

what a hair cut! m & french pop/rock

country life in France: the poultry fair

short biography of Pierre (Peter) Abelard

 

the department of pyrénées-atlantiques

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Costumes dating from the eighteenth century worn by Basque folk dancers.
Costumes dating from the eighteenth century worn by Basque folk dancers.
Basque dancer doing a high kick.
Basque dancer doing a high kick.

Basque dancing and band in the sports hall at Hasparren
Basque dancing and band in the sports hall at Hasparren

Basque dancing at Souraide
Basque dancing at Souraide

Basque dancing at Souraide

Basque dancing at Souraide

Basque dancing at Souraide

Basque Force team at Souraide: preparing for the tug-of-war
Basque Force team at Souraide: preparing for the tug-of-war -
wide cummerbands are carefully and tightly wound round the waist to support the back.

 

basque architecture

A Basque etche built as a hydroelectric sub-station
A Basque etche built as a hydroelectric sub-station

Basque houses at Saint Engrace, next to the churchyard
Basque houses at Saint Engrace, next to the churchyard

Basque homes, from a roundabout planted with wild flowers
Basque homes, from a roundabout planted with wild flowers


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