Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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Chapel attached to the Chateau
The rear of "Our Chateau". Our room is on the second floor, with the bathroom in the turret on the right.
Church and municipal building outside the gate of the Chateau
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Chapel attached to the Chateau
The rear of "Our Chateau". Our room is on the second floor, with the bathroom in the turret on the right.
Church and municipal building outside the gate of the Chateau
GPS Drive Down Marginal Roads
We like to turn our GPS off of highways to get more local roads. But this is ridiculous. But we forged ahead, did not get stuck, and eventually got back to pavement.
Busted!!! - Don't Drink and Drive
Busted!!
Driving home tonight from dinner I was stopped in our tiny town by the gendarmes to blow in the breathalyzer. I can't speak French and he could not speak American, so it took a while to explain how to blow into the tube properly.
I had one glass of wine a few hours earlier and so was a bit nervous, but I showed zero and they let me go on my way.
Dodged that bullet.
They are much tougher on drinking and driving in Europe than in the US.
France has a lower legal limit for drink drive blood alcohol levels so simply do not drink and drive as even one drink can put you over the limit. See new rules about the legal drink driving limits here.
New Fine Amounts
Drink drive offences €4,500
Driving under the influence of drugs €4,500
Watching a screen that isn't a driver aid (Sat Nav) €1,500
Improper use of a mobile telephone €135
Not wearing a seatbelt €135
Using headphones €135
Listening to loud music so you can't hear traffic €75
Eating while driving €75
Applying make-up, even if the vehicle is stopped at traffic lights etc €75
Yet More Traffic Light and Speed Cameras
Any traffic lights in France you go through are far more likely to have a camera on them in the near future. That on top of the ever increasing number of speed detection cameras, including a substantial increase of late in the newer style "average speed" cameras, will be yet more reason to take things nice and steady as you drive through France in 2015.
National Speed Limit Changes
The French equivilant of our ministry of Transport are also going to lower the national speed limit on single lane minor roads from 90km/h (which it is now) to 80km/h.
drive-france.com
Attractions Near Perpignan
Google map directions to Carcasssone, and to Cadaques and Barcelona
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Carcassonne,+France/Perpignan,+France/Cadaqu%C3%A9s,+Girona,+Spain/Barcelona,+Spain/@42.35438,1.8360873,8z/data=!4m26!4m25!1m5!1m1!1s0x12ae2c390116bd8b:0xe28fdf3b77a114c7!2m2!1d2.3517703!2d43.2132151!1m5!1m1!1s0x12b06e4e80fd88fd:0x1c83306520f2dd4f!2m2!1d2.8948332!2d42.6886591!1m5!1m1!1s0x12ba6f3e36acd499:0x6c31794ebb29ec70!2m2!1d3.2779723!2d42.2887571!1m5!1m1!1s0x12a49816718e30e5:0x44b0fb3d4f47660a!2m2!1d2.1734035!2d41.3850639!3e0
Perpignan
We will rendezvous in Perpignan Campanile Perpignan Centre
Campanile Perpignan Centre
18 boulevard Jean Bourrat 66000 Perpignan
Tél: +33(0)468614210
perpignan.centre@campanile.fr
Visitez notre site web: http://www.campanile-perpignan centre.fr/fr/index.aspx
PERPIGNAN CITY DIRECTOR, MARIE DES NEIGES GROSSAS IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A TRIP TO EXPLORE HISTORICAL FRANCE AS WELL EXPERIENCE VIBRANT “CURRENT” LOCAL EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE CELEBRATING AT THE FETE DE LA MUSIQUE (MUSIC FESTIVAL)
TOURING THE HEART OF PERPIGNAN AND THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST DISCOVER COLLIOURE, AN ANCIENT CATALAN FISHING PORT AND ATTRACTIVE SETTING FOR FAUVIST PAINTERS
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