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Plan was to stay in Avignon but when we arrived we decided it was too big for us and after driving around the outide of the ramparts of the old city walls - very cool and the main thing we wanted to see - we made our way onwards to Fontaine de Vaucluse which is 20kms past Avignon. We arrived just before dark and found an Aire de Service at the edge of town where settled in for 2 days. The town ...

... and Rhone. Built in 90 AD it’s hard to imagine all the events that have taken place in this building. Walking around and around, I tried to imagine it filled with 20 000 screaming fans as gladiators ripped apart animals, but it was hard. From Medieval times to the 1830’s, it was bricked up and used as a fortified city. 212 housed and 2 churches made their home ...

... a painting. But instead of letting that get to me, I will sink myself into the paintings and see the world the way Vincent would have liked. <br><br> Colours changing hue. <br> Morning fields of amber red.<br> Weathered faces lined in pain<br> And soothed beneath the artist&#8217;s loving hand. <br><br>Envious of the painter&#8217;s ability to tweak ...

... the wind to walk across the bridge in the evening to Avignon for dinner. This morning we went on a wine tour (I know, but it is too hard to resist) around the Cotes du Rhone with Phillipe, a very competant and helpful local guide. We ended up at Chateauneuf du Pape drinking wonderful reds which has been a wine hightlight of the trip - the village has the most amazing view of Provence ...

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... are major Roman monuments. From the Roman Arena we hop on the "little train" that takes tourists around the city. We buy a few nice souveniirs and head back for lunch. The afternoon tour is "In the Footsteps of Van Gogh. We drive through Saint Remy, and I watch gape-mouthed as we drive right by the Joel Durand Chocolatier without stopping. This is the 2nd time I was in the neighborhood and missed getting to buy some of his fabulous ...

... all in all, I really didn't pour all my efforts into it. We had lunch at Le Calendal again today and of course, no dessert meant that we needed to go get ice cream again. We didn't have translation class today because Andrew Brenner was already back in Paris. I hung out around the IES center before going shopping for some last minute goodies. I had plenty of room in my suitcases so I bought a bottle of wine and some chocolate ...

July 17th, 2007 So my plan to run before class to day didn't really work out so well. I got plenty of sleep but I just couldn't get out of bed. It is officially hot here and maybe it's the heat taking it's toll on me and sucking all the energy I have from me. We didn't have photography today so all I needed to do was be at Le Tambourin before noon. That would have given me plenty of time to run but nope, I was running late to lunch as it was. We ...

June 17th, 2007 Sunday morning was peaceful. We ate breakfast. The usual. I went up to the room to pack. It was time to pack up and move out of the hotel and in with our homestay families. My stomach churned a little bit while I was packing. What if she doesn't talk to me? What if we have nothing in common and have nothing to talk about? Erica didn't help that feeling much. She was beyond nervous about ...