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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1914 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXII A STAGE OF THE ROUTE DES ALPES The Valley of the Var--Vesubie--Thouet-de-Beuil--Glandeves--Entrevaux--Annot--The Valley of the Verdon--Beauvezer--Colmars--Alios--Lac d'Allos--Col d'Allos--Barcelonnette--Faucon--Saint Jean de Marthe--Saint Pons--Seyne--Digne--Valley of the Asse--Entrevaux--History--Thouiit--Gorges of the Cians--A legend of the Cians. When I climbed up into the great Berliet I knew I was going to have a good time, but I had no idea how good. We had made up our minds to travel as far as Barcelonnette by the great Route des Alpes, that marvellous road which the P.L.M. Railway, like a second Hercules, has opened among the Alpine passes which lie between the Lake of Geneva and the Mediterranean. I know that the finest part of the route is to the north of Barcelonnette, but the southern section is fine enough to satisfy any reasonably minded person, and by taking it in a leisurely fashion we gained some acquaintance with the valleys of the Var and the Verdon. Now I do hope that no one will expect from me a complete account of these most lovely valleys. Each would need a whole volume to describe, and more than a month's rambling to explore. We can only run DEPARTURE FROM NICE through them in the most superficial manner, stopping here and there as the car or the train allows us, and leaving all the lovely lateral gorges to be visited on some future occasion. We set off from Nice in the full glory of the September morning, just as the flower market was at its gayest, and the cafes and restaurants were beginning to open their lazy doors. Nice is a sleepy place in September, and the roads were almost empty as the great grey motor made its way down the Avenue de la Gare and turned into the Boulevard Victor Hugo. Gardeners were hosing the pa...
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