Pies

Maybe it's just because I'm bored, sitting at home all day by myself (sniff sniff!) but I loved this.

"pies are supposed to be meat and potato and anything else just isn't normal"

Oh, how I agree. PS has anyone got Sky? No real reason...

The End.

We're back at home now, after managing to leave Nimes the following day, stopping at Limoges (joyous Campanile) and then my parents' place near Saumur. Managed to book a crossing for Sunday from Le Havre to Portsmouth and arrived back in Salisbury at about 11.30pm. V tired but glad the van made it - worked out we have travelled almost 15,oookm in total, through 12 countries. And only one breakdown!!

I've managed to catch a cold immediately on returning, though it's actually warmer here than it was in France, so now it's just a question of filling in the time until the Ashes start. I suppose some sort of employment will be in order, worse luck. Anyway this blog will now revert to the irregular updating of shafts of wisdom (or pictures of funny animals) and so your European correspondent signs off.

Italy photos - Verona

Italy photos - Venice

Suggest anyone who wants to visit goes there quick, as it is already sinking fast

Photos again - Croatia

Split, also countryside around

Yet more photos, this time from Hungary

Statue Park = ace





















Thermal lake, Heviz



Communist-style campsite

Photos from Austria

Wiping bugs off the windscreen (not a pleasant task)




Stadtpark, Vienna



Karlskirche, Vienna,outside which some teen band (Kpunkt?) were performing

Le Mistral

Holed up in Nimes as we are unable to drive the van due to 100km/hour winds, yes, we have hit the famous Mistral. Unable to visit the Camargue as well, as we were very nearly blown off the road this morning, so decided to sit it out, having made a whopping 25km today when we meant to do 300km. Annoying but at least we are still in one piece (each, technically!) as it was seriously scary at some points. Hopefully we will be on the road again by Saturday, as Will needs to be at work next week! The very thought...