Le Couvent
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*the pictures of this post at the bottom don't have much to do with the content of the post. They just make me smile. Click on the pictures to make them larger and read the captions!*
Anyways....it stopped raining! Finally!
Then I went to the store....
So apparently the French don't like to bathe. Or wash their hair. Their bottles of shampoo are tiny! I'll have to buy a new one every other week! Don't get ...
Sur le pont davigon!!!
... ici!!! je vais deposer mes trucs chez lui; son frere vient nous rejoindre et on sen va au pont du Gare, ca ete construit au milieu du premier siecle, vous imaginez?!?! cest malade, cetait un aqueduc! et pas loin, il y avait des olivier datant de lan 908. ouff cest pas jeune jeune! oh et appareme,nt que cest pas bon des olives directement comme ca a voir la face des deux freres qui recrachent! ...
OK place - bad time to go
We missed the summer lavender fields. If you really dig modern painting, Aix-en-Provence may hold some charm. Not a bad town, just nothing really spectacular.
Nancy liked the shopping in the old town during the market day.
My pic is a bit snarky. Just showing what is undoubtedly the worst (somewhat) functionally aircraft carrier in the world, the Charles de Gaulle.
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Pont du Gard
On our way to Avignon we stopped to see the famous Pont du Gard. This bridge was part of the aquaduct built in the 1st century AD by the romans to bring water from Uzes to Nimes, about 30 kilometres. The bridge is all that remains of the aquaduct. It was an awesome sight stretching 275 metres and 48 metres high comprising of 3 levels of arches. It was amazing to read about its construction and realise what an incredible engineering feat it ...
Mont Ventoux
... of olive tapenades and added two jars to our growing shopping basket. This was followed by a quick wine tasting which resulted in a a few bottles of wine being to the basket. Megs’ addition to the haul was a bottle of grape juice which based on our previous experience, tastes absolutely delicious when you buy it from a winery. We got into camp pretty early that day, around 4pm, and went for a "refreshing" (read: cold) dip in the pool before sunset.
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