Driving on the other side...
Rented a car to practise driving on the "right" side of the road this weekend. I was damm kicked about driving a european car like Renault, Peugeot, or Audi but the stupid car renting agency gave me a Hyundai Getz. Not that it matters coz I'm an amateur in driving and Maruti 800 is the only car I've driven before so I ended up loving "Getz". I should say I'm lucky to be practising my driving in France coz French drivers are undoubtfully the most patient people on this planet. It was amazing to see them smiling inspite of a funny Indian trying to get his car to move on an uphill road at snail's pace in peak traffic. I'm in one piece now and I did not kill anybody either, which happens to be a good enough achievement for the weekend.
I drove to a small village called Aubeterre around 70 Km from Anougleme, with a few friends. The route is one of the most beautiful ones I have been on so far. The pic below gives a nice idea of what the countryside is like...
Aubeterre is a very beautiful village which is full of surprises. To start with a huge Monolithic Church made out of one single rock,
Tennis ball trees, ya.... people have actually put up tennis balls on this tree,
The thing that amazed me the most was an insect museum. Though I found it a little gross and hence did not take the guided tour of the place. I came to know about it from a friend of mine who went in for the guided tour. The museum is owned by a person who claims to have visited 45 countries to carry out his reasearch on insects. His favourite insect happens to be the butterfly and he's found out some amazing facts about them. He said that in the ancient times it was believed that there are hidden messages in the wings of a butterfly. The picture below shows a collection of butterfly wings having all the alphabets and numbers on them.
We strolled around the village for a few hours but I was dying to get back to my driving escapade. In a span of two days I drove in bright sunlight, heavy rain and light snow. Looking forward to the next time I get to drive around. Will try to have a longer journey hopefully.
I drove to a small village called Aubeterre around 70 Km from Anougleme, with a few friends. The route is one of the most beautiful ones I have been on so far. The pic below gives a nice idea of what the countryside is like...
Aubeterre is a very beautiful village which is full of surprises. To start with a huge Monolithic Church made out of one single rock,
Tennis ball trees, ya.... people have actually put up tennis balls on this tree,
The thing that amazed me the most was an insect museum. Though I found it a little gross and hence did not take the guided tour of the place. I came to know about it from a friend of mine who went in for the guided tour. The museum is owned by a person who claims to have visited 45 countries to carry out his reasearch on insects. His favourite insect happens to be the butterfly and he's found out some amazing facts about them. He said that in the ancient times it was believed that there are hidden messages in the wings of a butterfly. The picture below shows a collection of butterfly wings having all the alphabets and numbers on them.
We strolled around the village for a few hours but I was dying to get back to my driving escapade. In a span of two days I drove in bright sunlight, heavy rain and light snow. Looking forward to the next time I get to drive around. Will try to have a longer journey hopefully.