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Jul 27th, 2004 | 12:26 PM

Underhill

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How do I find rest areas (the large ones with shops and restaurants) along the autoroute using mappy.com? I know I did if a while back, but now I can't find the right place to click on for the information. Ditto for viamichelin.com.

Jul 27th, 2004 | 12:31 PM

Underhill

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I really, really didn't post this message twice--the first one disappeared from the screen before I clicked post, and after that I don't know what happened.

Jul 27th, 2004 | 12:34 PM

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tsk, tsk, where's the duplicate police?
Hi, underhill, joking with you.

Jul 27th, 2004 | 06:57 PM

Underhill

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Yet again I wish we could delete/edit our own posts once they're up!!!

Jul 27th, 2004 | 07:13 PM

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On mappy, when the itinerary comes up, look under "detailed maps" and click on the icon to the right.

Jul 28th, 2004 | 07:49 AM

Underhill

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Thanks, Ron--I knew it was there somewhere.

Jul 28th, 2004 | 08:37 AM

ira

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Hi Ron,

Are the icons that look like trees the rest stops?

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Jul 28th, 2004 | 01:33 PM

Underhill

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I don't see the tree icons--??

Jul 28th, 2004 | 02:43 PM

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I think Ira is heing his clever self. Those are actually little telephone poles, direct lines to the Hotel Bonaparte.

Jul 28th, 2004 | 03:35 PM

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Underhill

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Well, of course--why didn't I think of that?

Jul 29th, 2004 | 07:37 AM

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ira

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Hi,

On the detailed map, at the "Town" level, as you traverse the road you will find icons that look like a fir tree and a picnic table.

Are these the rest stops?

Jul 29th, 2004 | 12:15 PM

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Possibly, but the stops I'm after are the ones that have a bridge across the autoroute, with restaurants and shops on both sides, along with gas stations and sometimes ATMs. Very useful on a long trip.

Jul 29th, 2004 | 12:21 PM

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There is a site, which I have trouble loading, which may have such info

www.autoroute.fr

Jul 29th, 2004 | 03:38 PM

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Ron,

That's a great help; I'll see what my computer can do. The folks at Viamichelin.com were no help at all.

Jul 29th, 2004 | 05:07 PM

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Try this one:

http://www.day-tripper.net/zxo/zxo2m...autoroute.html

Click on "highways," then choose an autoroute. A chart with several categories will come up.

Jul 29th, 2004 | 08:04 PM

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Ron, that did it! Thank you very much.

Jul 30th, 2004 | 03:29 AM

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ira

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Hi Ron,

Thanks for the link to france autoroutes.

The icon with the tree on mappy.com is the location of the rest stops.

Franceautoroutes tells you what is there.