On top of the world

This is the way to climb mountains! Well at 2877m the Pic de Midi de Bigorre is a serious mountain, and one my knees wouldn't thank me for. Luckily, a cable car was put in to enable astronomers to reach the observatory at the top. Jude - you would have loved the ride in the cable car, honestly : )

The view is amazing, and after an early start to get the clear skies, we watched as clouds formed and swirled in below us. It was hard to leave my deck chair to go back down!