Holiday pic

The Millau viaduct. Gorgeous

Holiday pics should be reasonably uncontroversial.

Had a great time down in the Sout West. Thursday night I worked late and shot off to Saint Flour. Lovely Auvergne town that we visit regularly. It is high up on a rock with cliffs all around. As we arrived shortly before midnight the flood lights were still on and the town looked magical attop its steep rocky slopes. The hotel owner left the door open so we could quietly sneek into our room without disturbing the fellow guests.

Getting away from your own business for a week is always tough, you basically have to catch up several days work before leaving. The last day I work from six to whenever but always leave that night. If I wake up the next morning in my own bed something else will crop up to delay departure.

So out of bed Friday morning, croissants and coffee, then a walk up the steepest street in the world and a reconnoitre around Saint Flour. Not for long we are heading south. And yes to the beautiful Millau viaduct. I am not convinced that they had actually to cross the valley but could have routed the road around. But anyway the result is pleasing, yachts sailing across the Massif Central hills.

A good oggle but on we go, the south is calling.

10 thoughts on “Holiday pic”

  2. madeoforleans, hi.

    Always a joy to see you, if it is you. Still totally unconvinced that you are a Jock.

    Thank you for this fantastic picture of the viaduct which was, as you know, designed by that great British architect, Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank.

    The man’s basically another Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in my opinion. Great to see what the French can achieve once they have been inspired by British vision.

  7. It is clever. You can se it from a long way away. It is completely white and really looks like yachts on the ocean. On the way back we stayed in a B&B way over the west side, high up and got a magnificent evening view. My photo is from the visitors viewing area.
    I do think that actually the building is more difficult than sketching an idea on a beer mat in the pub.

  8. Lovely picture! I love Auvergne; stayed with French colleagues during exchange trips and thought it was beautiful.

  9. MoO.

    There you go again then. You are so totally not a Jock.

    The boy R. Burns Esq. penned many of his best efforts whilst face down in a pool of Heavy. Beer mats, or the nearest window (he had this diamond ring,) his only options to record his thoughts for posterity. So, not a lot wrong with the concept.

    Don’t personally believe that Norman F. went down that road. Do believe that he inspired an ethereal and beautiful structure which we should all celebrate.

    Could, of course, be wrong.

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