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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 2:11 pm
by jb
Thank you for all these posts of your trip.
It has been a lovely journey.

Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 9:46 pm
by anglophone1
Left the Loire valley Monday AM and headed SE on the fab French motorway system- my bipper worked well and good time made.
Had aimed at a coffee/ fuel stop 25 kms SE of Grenoble
Walked into Autogrill and spotted a familiar faceImage


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 9:53 pm
by anglophone1
Ian Comerford well known DDKer and owner of " The Golden Bullet" or "La Balle Dorée"in local logoImage
Surprisingly he was also headed for https://hotellechalet.fr
in Gresse en Vercors about an hour or so away!!!!


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 9:57 pm
by anglophone1
Amazing place - high in the Vercors ( last bastion of the French Resistance) family owned and michelin listed - my kind of place- obligatory beer on arrivalImage


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 10:00 pm
by anglophone1
Great dinner for not huge money Image
Marinated chicken with melon


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 10:01 pm
by anglophone1
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Beef mountain style


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 10:09 pm
by anglophone1
Dessert â fabulous " omelette norvégienne" - which I videoed forgetting they can't be uploaded via tapatalk.
Next day- Route Napoleon


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2026 10:33 pm
by Northy
Wow your trip to CLM looks a lot more civilised than ours! Roughing it in Beausejour. I spent most of Saturday in the ACO too, would have been great to have met you.

Have fun with Sir Ian!

Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 8:36 am
by 70sThrowback
Loving the trip keep the updates coming

Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:05 pm
by anglophone1
Civilised breakfastImage
before hitting the road


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:07 pm
by anglophone1
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And head south towards Sisteron,Castellane and Groloeres on Route Napoleon


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:07 pm
by anglophone1
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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:12 pm
by anglophone1
Traffic much heavier than expected- but finally cleared it all at Digne Les Bains and enjoyed this fabulous road - stopped for coffe near Sisterin and Image
a snack lunch just North of Castellane


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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:13 pm
by anglophone1
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Re: yet another bloody road trip

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:14 pm
by anglophone1
Stopped near Gourdon for an iconic shotImage


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