We had one very stormy afternoon, this pics are made at 5 in the afternoon.....brrrr

 

 

Our last day in Spain. In this Hotel-Restaurant wee had a wonderful dinner with friends.....

 

 

 

 

grilled vegetables with spanish Iberico ham.....hmmmmm

 

smoked salmon...

 

Red tuna carpaccio....

 

 

 

The pyrénées mountains

 

Back to Luxembourg, leaving Spain and entering France....

The Millau Viaduct

 

This bridge is a major attraction in Midi-Pyrénées (France), we passed here on our way back home. It spans a total distance of 2.460 m over the Tarn River. It holds the world record as the tallest bridge, with its highest pylon towering 343 m above the valley.
The bridge deck, the horizontal structure of the Viaduct which provides a roadway for traffic is made from thermo-mechanical steel and weighs in at 36.000 tons (5 X the weight of the Eiffel Tower in Paris).The piers, which support the bridge-deck, were constructed using 85.000 m3 of high-performance reinforced concrete. The steel pylons, towering masts that hold up the bridge-deck, thanks to 11 pairs of cable-stays, stand 90 m tall.
The profile of the viaduct is also original since it has a gentle slope and slightly curving trajectory. The construction cost 400 million Euro.

 

 

 

 

the countryside around the bridge