Auvergne trip

by Karel Thönissen

I have started working after a good holiday a few days ago. Now the colossal task of putting all the photos in the albums is waiting, but I am pleased with the photos that I have made.

Part of the holiday was trekking through the Auvergne over the volcanos of the Cantal and through the valley of the Allier, taking the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago of Compostella. These are the locations we have been:

• Les monts du Cantal, [satellite: region, Murat, Super-Lioran (station basse), Thièzac, Vic-sur-Cére, Aurillac]
• La vallée d'Allier, [satellite: region (northern part, southern part), Chilhac (high-res), Langeac, Aumont-Aubrac]

Apart from that, I have visited 5 famous bridges in France:

• Le grand viaduc de Millau (2004, Aveyron), [satellite] [1905 photos]
• Le pont/viaduc de Garabit (1884, Cantal), [satellite]
• Le viaduc de Busseau-sur-Creuse (1864, Ahun, Creuse), [satellite]
• Le viaduc des Fades (1909, Puy-de-Dôme) highest railway-bridge in the world [satellite]
• The string of viaducts in the Autoroute des Titanes near Nantua (1986+1996, Ain), [satellite]

The grand viaduc of Millau is really breath-taking. Coming from the south through the hills, the view opens as a giant sea with seven large sailing boats floating in line. Unfortunately, I did not have time to make photos of it. So I must return later. How unfortunate (-8.

For those whom it may concern:

• La Souterraine, Creuse, [satellite]
• Limoges, Haute-Vienne, [satellite]
• Oradour-sur-Glane, Haute-Vienne, [satellite]
• Cannes-et-Clairan, Gard, [satellite]
• Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, [satellite]
• Le Cheyard, Ardèche, [satellite]
• Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, [satellite]
• Beauchastel, Ardèche, [satellite]