As the road I travelled carved through France’s Auvergne region, the landscape was a blend of lush, green meadows, where terra-cotta roofs dotted the landscape, sprinkling the scene with a little Italian flavour.
And as Lyon drew closer, ragged cliff faces framed narrow roads that led to bridges that spanned across vast valleys, where cows grazed and richly coloured poppies peered across fields.
In the distance, mountains stood tall against the horizon. Scatterings of past winter snowfalls glimmered in the spring sunshine.
Europe: always a celebration of colour, culture and diversity.
stanley & bear 