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November 27th, 2009, 03:27 AM
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Around Tarbes and Lourdes : a tour in the French Pyrenees
 image hosted on flickr  Tarbes is not a fantastic city in itself but the setting is not bad. Let's begin with Ibos (a Basco-Aquitanian toponym in -oz) in the vast plain between Béarn in the West and Tarbes (the first pic was taken in spring) : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The first towers of Tarbes in the distance : image hosted on flickr  The Pyrenees are in front of us : image hosted on flickr  The airport : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Full scale In spring : image hosted on flickr  Louey (probably from Basque lohi > *loy > louey) : Jacques Duclos was born in that village. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Hibarette : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  In Bénac, the road was interrupted : I have to go through Visker (from Basque bizkar=clod) image hosted on flickr  Ascending the coast in order to reach Visker : the Echez valley in the distance image hosted on flickr  Visker : image hosted on flickr  From Visker, the whole town of Tarbes can be seen : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Full scale Villages in the plain : image hosted on flickr  Going South : the Peak of Midi is everywhere. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Loucrup : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Towards Astugue (from Basque aztuaga) : the Montagut looks upon us. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  On my right are the pre-Pyrenees and the Echez valley : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  On my left is the farm "Matarra" : image hosted on flickr  In the distance is Lourdes : Lahitte-ez-Angles image hosted on flickr  Ossun-ez-Angles (probably from Basque *orzun) : image hosted on flickr  The truth is that I'm terrified when driving in the mountains : I'm trying to secure my way towards the valley. image hosted on flickr  Eventually, I reach the plain with Pouzac in the outskirts of Bagnères : image hosted on flickr  Antist : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Full scale Incidentally, while going North, I find myself on the hills that overhang the right bank of the Adour river : image hosted on flickr  Full scale Mérilheu in the distance : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Bernac-Dessus : image hosted on flickr  Tarbes one more time : image hosted on flickr  Barbazan-Dessus : image hosted on flickr  The Pyrenees grow more distant around the villages of Luc and Hitte : image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Full scale |
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November 27th, 2009, 01:45 PM
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Beautiful looking scenery.
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November 28th, 2009, 07:02 PM
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Very sympathetic!
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