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24 décembre : Visite aux Baux-de-Provence
... la place, en costume d’époque et avec une petite ménagerie qui ne manque pas d’attirer l’attention de Noémie et Elikia. Vers 14h00 le vent a eu raison de notre endurance et nous décidons d’aller manger dans un des restos ouverts dans la rue principale. Nous ne sommes pas seuls à avoir eu cette idée, le restaurant est bondé ! Une fois le ventre plein, nous décidons de rentrer à la maison. La visite du château sera pour une autre ...
23 décembre : Préparation du Réveillon
... visiter le boucher de Patricia pour compléter les achats. Pendant que Sabine et Pat sont dans la boucherie, j’en profite pour faire un petit tout du cœur historique du village à la recherche de la maison de Nostradamus. Je ne l’ai pas trouvé mais j’en ai profité pour me balader un peu et profiter du beau ...
Ru-eens
... but that's pretty much all that remains of the backstage structure. As part of the recent restoration efforts, they produced a great video that showed computer-generated graphics overlayed onto the ruins, so that you could see the way it looked in ancient times. It was quite the venue. When the restoration started in the mid 1800s, the site was just a rubble pile (they showed a picture). The most relevant pieces of 'rubble' (like statues) are ...
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
... bridge that formerly crossed the Rhone river (it has since mostly fallen down), with many legends and also ties to the economic and cultural growth of the region. After Le Pont we strolled around the cathederale and jardins adjacent to the Palais, just in time for sunset and some gorgeous photo ops of Avignon, Villeneuve, and Ile de Piot.
As twilight surrounded us, we found a Christmas street fair being held in front of the Hotel de Ville. We got ...
A Fabulous Day with a Tearful Goodbye
... too. Last stop was a play area with lots of bouncy castles. They could have one go each on something of their choice which had been included in the entrance fee. They all chose the most amazing bouncy castle I've ever seen! We sat watching them for quite a while in the fading sun - trying to pluck up the courage to tell them that it was time to head home.
I don't think I've ever seen Helena cry so much and with such a ...


