Article: Holiday Snaps - Part 2

[Steve Holmes]

One of my bucket list items for this trip was to see and drive across the incredible Millau Viaduct. This incredible structure is the tallest bridge in the world, with its tallest point 343 meters above its base. It is staggeringly impressive! But typically, to really get a good view, you have to pay, and on the day we passed through, there was no way to do this, even if we wanted to! We snapped a few photos before then driving across. The majority of major French roads are toll roads, but the Millau Viaduct also commands a toll. I think it was about 8 Euros.

Sadly, our photos are crap, made worse by the fact the sun was directly behind the bridge.

[Steve Holmes]

Here are various random photos I grabbed off the internet that are far better than what we managed:

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Montpellier is a beautiful city. We stayed in the old part, which is right in the centre. The streets are unbelievably narrow. Because the city is so old, the streets were built before cars were invented, making many parts inaccessible by car. But that doesn't stop the French. They just get small cars. Its truly impressive to see.

[Steve Holmes]

I'm going to end this chapter with these two creative machines on display at a service area, just outside Dijon. I couldn't really find any info on them, other than some brochures suggesting they were from Sbarro.