Now that's what I call a bridge!

Today we drove from Arles to Toulouse, that's 403k's, one of the longest trips on this sojourn.

After seeing the Rhone in Lyon and Avignon we said farewell to it as we left Arles...it's quite amazing to think that it flows all the way from the Swiss alps to the Mediterranean...about 813 k's.

A few hours later we stopped at the amazing Millau Viaduct to enjoy the view and have some lunch.

The incredible Millau Viaduct is the highest bridge in the world, standing 270 meters (890 feet) over the Tam River and is more than 340 meters (1,125 feet) in height at the top of its highest mast. It is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 meters (125 feet) short of the Empire State Building.

At the unique viewing area and tourist information centre we learnt about the viaduct and its construction...it was the very best info. centre we've ever been to. There is also a gastronomical area where you can taste, amongst other things, the famous “capucins” made by the Michelin starred chef Michael Bras...of course we tried them.

I tried to find some information about the capucins because I couldn't quite work out how to explain them. This is the Google translate version...something is lost in translation but it will give you a bit of an idea...

The capucin is a cone-shaped slab, cooked with buckwheat flour and wheat, both crisp and mellow, cooked on the instant and garnished with local products.

Originally, the Capucin is an old cooking utensil used in cast iron used in Aveyron, which consists of a long stem terminated by a conical funnel pierced at its point.

THEY WERE DELICIOUS.

With lots of driving time today we didn't walk very far today...but we did have time to reflect on the first 18 days of our trip.

On the first days we saw lots of daffodils, lilac, wisteria in bloom but the vines vineyard were quite bare and there was no colour evident in the fields of lavender. Now the vines have leaves and we have seen lavender in bloom.

We've settled into our apartment and look forward to exploring Toulouse tomorrow...we also have our fingers crossed that the Easter Bunny will be able to track us down on Sunday. Au Revoir for now xx