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RE: [ST] French Alps



>From: Marc Van Est
> http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/828616/9
>A lot of the scenery is similar to the rides here in the Western
>cape of South Africa, we just dont have the interesting architecture
>and the mountains are much smaller.
>Similar narrow winding passes and semi-Mediterranean vegetation.

But you do have baboons, ostriches, pelicans, whales and even the
occasional wild elephant! And I found the SA architecture very
interesting sometimes...

As you might have seen on my site I explored parts of your area
too not too long ago. See here:
http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/28568 (we rented a K75RT and K75
in Capetown with a girly friend of mine then) and here:
http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/215322 (where I rented a car
with my girlfriend a year later)

Here some "best of..." road pics I took that will give
people a small impression of the beauty of South Africa:
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/1002967-L.jpg (I just like this pic...)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8319313-L.jpg (road to Pelgrimsrest)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8323977-L.jpg (road west of Krugerpark)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8325085-L.jpg (lighthouse south of CT)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8326718-L.jpg (road up Tafelberg)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8326750-L.jpg (road near Stellenbosch)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8353196-L.jpg (road south of CT)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/992778-L.jpg (shortcut to Pelgrimsrest)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/996132-L.jpg (kleine Karoo)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/998859-L.jpg (baboons!)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/998878-L.jpg (Elephant warning!)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/998908-L.jpg (ostrich farm)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/998909-L.jpg (looong road near Karoo)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/1002989-L.jpg (me nearly overriding turtle)
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/1002997-L.jpg (winding road east of CT)

Boring architecture?
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8353201-L.jpg
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8353219-L.jpg
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8327691-L.jpg
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8327707-L.jpg
http://piloot.smugmug.com/photos/8323974-L.jpg

You got a great motorcycling country there, Marc. Too bad you don't
see a whole lot of bikers. And too bad the choice is pretty much
limited to the BMW's. Can you get the FJR there already? Can't
wait to get back to SA... hmm... and Norway as well... oh man, so
much things to look forward too :-).

Emile
www.piloot.com

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