{"id":299,"date":"2013-06-20T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T22:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/?p=299"},"modified":"2014-03-11T19:29:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T02:29:40","slug":"visiting-anduze-by-an-antique-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tracywongphoto.com\/travel\/2013\/06\/20-visiting-anduze-by-an-antique-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Anduze by an antique train"},"content":{"rendered":"

French countryside Day 6… off to Anduze!<\/h3>\n

That morning we took off to explore the town Anduze via an antique steam train, operated by Train \u00e0 vapeur des C\u00e9vennes<\/a>. The population in Anduze is about 3300… for a big city girl like me, that was pretty small, but after being in Lasalle (population 1063), it seemed like a more bustling place already!<\/p>\n

We started our journey from Saint-Jean-du-Gard’s train station, and passed by lots of beautiful creeks, mountains and villages before arriving in Anduze. The 40-minute ride was slow but smooth, and we seemed to have been transported through time with the loud engine puffing through the countryside, the air mixed with smoke.<\/p>\n

In Anduze we explored the town on foot, checked out two open markets, got some souvenirs at a nougaterie, had lunch with other counsellors (and I tried tartare for the first time ever!), before our cooking class at a local restaurant, Le Meli Melo. Here are some highlights of the day…<\/p>\n

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\"Steam

\"Antique

\"Steam

\"Contemplative

\"Saint-Jean-du-Gard

\"Black

\"Antique

\"Arriving

\"Anduze

\"Fresh

\"Truck

\"French

\"Canned

\"Buckets

\"Beautiful

\"Steak

\"Pork

\"Cream

\"Restaurant

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