From Pic du Midi our group went to Lourdes. We spent the final days of the pre-tour in and out of Lourdes with visiting some small villages to hike as well. We had the same luck with the two hikes as we did Pic du Midi – the mornings when we loaded the bus, it was raining and wet and when we got to the villages, it was gorgeous!

The reason I am traveling throughout France is because of an event called Rendezvous France where suppliers and tour operations come together and meet, discuss, connect, etc. This event is three days in Paris and I, fortunately, had the opportunity to participate in a pre-tour, which was the Midi-Pyrénées Great Sites tour which began in Toulouse

Oh. My. Goodness. That’s all. I really only need to post pictures and not even write because the pictures speak a thousand words!!!! For a little background, Pic du Midi is a mountain in the French Pyrenees famous for its astronomical observatory. It is close to 9,500 ft and I went to the top!