Col d'Aubisque

Col d'Aubisque is in the Pyrenees mountains with a hotel and cafe at the top.  There are wild horses (which are actually very tame and inquisitive) and cattle with bells round their necks - presumably so the herdsman can find them when the mist (or is it clouds?) comes down so rapidly, literally in minutes.  I would advise when visiting to take both sun hat and coat - the temperature dropped from 24 C to 16 C in the space of about 10 minutes, and the wind can be very sharp, while the sun is baking when it's out.

The display of bicycles are huge - taller than the average man - they are there in honor of the fact that the cyclists in the Tour de France come here as part of the route in their races.  Just below the summit is a ski resort, the drive up was pretty scary I have to say, the roadside hugs a big steep drop - my advice is don't look down!

It was worth the slow scary trek up though - not just for the views but the coffee was pretty good and there is a little souvenir shop as well, and of course the mountain air is so pure.