A ride on the 'Little Yellow Train' (in the Pyrenees Mountains) sounds good on a sunny day

With a warm and sunny day dawning on us here in the good old US state of New Jersey, I was thinking of summer days when my parents and us kids hopped on the 'petit train jaune' Trainjaune2 in the Cerdagne part of the Pyrenees for a day trip one place or other.

Even if it provides a sometimes bumpy ride, the scenery is worth it and even on occasion jaw dropping.

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