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    PART THREE: EUROPE FRANCE, SOUTHERN GERMANY, AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, NORTHERN GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, IRELAND, WALES and back to FRANCE     PREFACE TO PART THREE Taking delivery of the car in Nice on Monday 2 nd of June marked the completion of the first third of the trip and signalled a fundamental transformation in how the next six months of the Awfully Big Adventure would unfold. The 1.9ltr Renault Clio Oasis diesel, with just 10kms on the clock, conferred a new freedom on our travels; it was goodbye downtime and backpacking and hello flexible planning and camping. The Silver Bullet, as it quickly and affectionately became to us, had plenty of space in the hatch for both our packs and then some, and a large back seat which we promptly filled with all sorts of stuff. It was comfortable, smooth, powerful and very economical. Our arrival in France also gave us a unique opportunity to take a ...