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On the road again....again....

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Image via Wikipedia We just left the area of the Airport and Mauguio-Carnon, and passed over to a place called " Lunel ". There are so many places of interest just within those 10 - 15 miles that it would need a tome thicker than the Encyclopaedia Britannique to tell you all about them. From Baillargues, with its "Massane" International Golf Course (for the rich - but then all tourists are rich aren't they!) through Castries , where I lived for some years, with it's typical "Eglise" and Chateau (both visitable) an old Roman settlement of historical military value, and with its Aquaduct which does NOT date (for a change) from Roman times , but was actually built to bring water to the Chateau of Castries by the "Duc de Castries" in the 1670's. It passes right through the town to the Chateau, crossing major roads  ..and countryside alike. It is a worthwhile wander track since it's not too long (and in the normal heat, that's ...