Winged Wheels in France

A motorized tour across France recounts an extensive automobile journey from the Mediterranean Riviera through Provence and the Pyrenees, along Atlantic coasts and into central and northern regions, visiting cities, medieval castles, abbeys, cathedrals, and rural villages. Along the route the narrator records road conditions, technical challenges of early automobiles, encounters with local people and customs, roadside incidents and small accidents, and impressions of regional history, architecture, and festivals. Chapters balance travelogue anecdotes with historical sketches of sites such as fortified towns, royal châteaux, and ecclesiastical monuments, and conclude with crossings into the Rhine valley, the Black Forest, Switzerland, and a final arrival at alpine spa towns.