Good morning All !
The last week, I've made a trip from my area, (between Lyon and Grenoble near The Alps) to the Pyrenees (Mountain between Spain and France and Atlantic ocean and Mediteranean sea).
I rode 1100 miles through different landscapes of France.
You'll discover these in four topics for the most important steps :
1) Millau and the Bridge
2) East Pyrenees mountain
3) The Cathare area
4) The gorges of Tarn.
I wished to travel to the European Rally in Fuengirola in the South of Spain but I was not sure of my stock CUSE².
My wish was to meet the other europeans friends of the CVO sites during this event.
So, I decided a ride with similar conditions of temperature for test my gaskets and others parts.
Result : My starter is out and the bike run very hot
When I read the problems of Eqcons (Jim of Scotland), I believe that I was careful ....
Go with me in this Ride !
Jacques
A short events recall
During the XIIth century, in the South of France, a christian religion different from catholicism developped: catharism. This new belief based on christianity but very critical towards catholocism was quickly spread to all Occitany. To thwart this influence, the Pope Innocent III decided to start the crusade against the Albigeans. This crusade was very shortly joined by a geopolitical war between the northern and occitan lords. The Inquisition law court finished the last sieges and stakes against the cathars. Although catharism was eradicated, it is still one of the symbols of tolerance, freedom and open-mindedness of the occitan culture. It left its marks on this land and its identity.
Nowadays, only a few traces remains of history. The castles, abbeys and museums of the Cathar Country became symbols of this struggle : castles were used as refuge for cathars and had to face many sieges ; the abbeys had to function to seat the catholic position and carry through the crusade. Through the centuries, the monuments faces have changed but their story will endlessly be linked to the tragedy of the medieval period.
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