We left Sète after 2 good days, but we had to cross 5 bridges within the first 2 km to do it. Why some marketing genius has not “rebranded” Sète as the Venice of Languedoc I don’t know.
Onwards east and north on a beautiful morning with an onshore crosswind which didn’t bother us. We stayed close to the sea and the saltwater lakes just inland. Montpellier is only 10km from the sea and there is a long line of beach apartments and the beachy accoutrements. Once we had our typical lunch of yogurt, fruit, and sandwich or croissant (GG only) we headed inland. Today we were on bike trails paralleling the road for much of the time and here as well. We passed by a big shopping mall so I went in search of a pressure gauge for the tires which I suspected of being low. I left one at home in the interests of light weight but that was a mistake. I found a small high pressure pump with a built-in gauge and got the tires up to a more reasonable state.
We became thoroughly confused once closer in to town. The roads became a mass of tram lines and pedestrians and clearly the terrain was not matching the map (in these cases always believe the terrain). We later found out that a very large central area has been declared a car free zone! Very nice. Montpellier appears very modern compared to other towns in France, perhaps because it only dates to the middle ages and not Roman times? We took another “petit train” tour to get a quick overview and went in search of supper. New rule; when there are thousands of restaurants only look at a maximum of 4 before choosing!
Early morning crowd at the petit marché on our way out of Sète.
Another day, et la mer encore with a lesser model for the photo.
You meet the nicest people on the place de la comedie in Montpellier.
The beautiful tramway which winds its way into the place de la comedie.
Believe it or not that is not a church in the background.
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