We’ve just arrived in the Pyrenees and I wanted to show you how far we drove over a 3 day period. We didn’t encounter quite as much road construction as in Germany on the weekend, but we added quite a few hours to our overall trip by not choosing to drive on the 130 km per hour motorways that have tolls.

Map of regions in France

We both wanted to get a feel for the different regions of France, so we spent about 50% of the drive weaving through the gorgeous small towns. It was a stunning introduction to rural France since we have both travelled only within and around Paris previously.

Starting in Strasbourg up in Alsace on Monday, we made it to the Rhone Alps that night. We drove through the mountains for most of the day on Tuesday (some really big climbs!) and that night was spent in Languedoc. The driving was quite a bit flatter today and we arrived in the Midi-Pyrenees this evening.

Those were LONG driving days! Off to sleep I go!

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