We spend a day just enjoying the sites of Avignon, an ancient and very beautiful city, getting a look over the Rhône and the Pont Saint-Bénézet, AKA the Pont d’Avignon, checking out the papal palace, and spending an afternoon with a nice Cote du Rhône. The following day we cross back over the Rhône and make our way north, along the Via Rhône. We discovered a beautiful trail and sublime French scenery, full of green fields and golden-stoned villages, with many Rhône crossings on elegant old bridges until we reached Pont-Saint-Esprit, our town for the night and the name also of the very long bridge which dates back 700 years. An absolutely perfect day of riding!
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Floating on a Summer Breeze – Jon Bjork
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Sandhamn – More Than Family
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Sona – Valente
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When You Look at Me – Berny Shepard
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Like in France – Trabant 33
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Will watch again!
That introduction music is also so enjoyable.
❤ the names of your bikes, Rosie and The Crow!
I couldnt agree more about the rail trail comparison. In parts of the US those trails are straight for miles, full of trees, farm land on both sides and kind of underwhelming. Julianna looks to have more of an upright riding position on her new bike ive noticed. Does she like that better than the old bike?
Those trees are windbreaks. They don't cancel the fearsome Mistral, but they tone it down a bit.
What a beautiful day and one to really enjoy. Did Julianna have on a new top at dinner? Wife liked the color. Thanks for another excellent video. Take care, Al
Picnic table! Simple pleasures.🙂 -John
How did you find your hotel/B&B spots as you biked through France? Was it simply the Air B&B app, or was there something else you used?
By any measure a fabulous video as well.
Another couple of good ones. I have been away so had to catch up, so two cups of coffee while i followed you. I liked your chats and the views of your bikes as all us bikers like gear so good to see what you have. The contrast of rail trails and NA trails in general is well taken and something we could learn from. While we are working to developa 640km historic trail if will go through small towns and your notes will help us look for ways to soften and have some surprises. It is a bit like the old trail maxim that curves are good and that we only want to see a short distance ahead. Rail trails don;t do that. We can often see ahead for miles – boring!.
I would like to hear a bit more about Komoot. Being an old paper map guy I find the technology overwhelming sometimes and long for a compass and sheet of paper, but times change. Glad you are enjoying the new bike Julianna. This is an interesting journey for us as get to know a bit more about you folks every week but we are distant voices on Youtube for you, our presence shortened to a few comment lines. What will we do when you reach journey's end? Love it. Ride well.
I rented an apartment in Poltava Ukraine once that had the same washing machine. The second time I used it it jammed and I couldn’t figure out how to rotate the drum to get my clothes out, but the landlady called a repairman and it was a case of operator error since they depend on a full load and I guess I didn’t put enough in to stay balanced.
I really like the way they have put the bicycle infrastructure together in Europe. It’s probably because people were traveling by foot, horse and cart for thousands of years before cars came along in the last 100, and the US has mostly been developed in the 100 years of cars
2:38 Our hotel was to the left. What a busy, busy place. We couldn't get enough of Avignon!. We absolutely walked our legs off in the 6 days we were there. But, I don't remember the hats. We were there in 2019, so I suppose they may not have been there then. Truer words were never spoken. Rail Trails here are pretty mundane. Glad to have them, but the sameness gets tiresome. Your comments about the variety in the French routes can be echoed in Germany too. particularly Bavaria. Another great ride. Merci, mes amis.
Another very nice vidéo in the beautiful french landscape that I love so much. Happy you enjoyed too. Waiting one week for the next vidéo will be a long time.
Another fabulous episode. I try not to think too far ahead and don't worry about having to pack up cycling.i'm eighty in October (can't quite believe it!) and enjoy every day here in France. Today a lovely 40 mile round ride to visit a medieval castle where we had our picnic. This evening a fete in the village so all in all a busy day. Sadly no Cote du Rhone (my favourite wine) but plenty of beer.
It may be obvious but I really love living in France.😁
Thank you both for sharing your trip of a lifetime.
Such gorgeous scenery & as always LOVE the gentle & soothing commentary!! Would definitely buy your audio books if you ever start reading books 🙂 I wonder how one gets into that type of a job? 🙂
Watching your vids while The Mister is riding his bicycle through Ireland, France & ending in Germany for 2 months. It's fun watching your vids while he is there. He doesn't video mainly a camera guy.
Thanks again for sharing, cant wait till next time, this one was over so fast. Le sigh 🙂
Bonjour !The charm of taking the small roads with surprises, encounters, slow life!
Another great video, beautiful country, makes it pleasant to ride through
Salut R&J,
Very much impressed, again, with the way Komoot navigates you, avoiding very unpleasant or downright dangerous (busy roads-no shoulder) sections of the so-called “Via Rhôna” which is very much more a dotted line of cycle paths still unconnected with each other (or connected, of sort, since 2017 by a temporary single track rideable only with a MTB) than a proper (Roman meaning) Via.