Auberge De Cassagne Hotel Le Pontet

... bit grotty and run down and a bit poor… that does not normally put us off though so not sure what was wrong. The town was under going a fair bit of renovation and rejuvenation work and has a hell of a lot of potential as great place to visit…so perhaps in 5 years that is exactly what it will be. We went for a wander and found the amphitheatre which was like a mini coliseum in the center of town. It ...

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 ...

... than the amphitheater, it was a semi-circular shape and only seated 10 000. Not much remains but 2 columns, 6 bits of columns, and piles and piles of rubble with fantastic carvings on them. It’s amazing to think of a nation who worked so ***********quer other lands. And not just conquer, but build amazing structures, theaters, coliseums, walls, and aqua-ducts. And other ...

... add details, and as Vincent so skillfully did: show movement and texture with brush strokes. As I photographer, I must only capture what is there. Although I can make some minute adjustments, it’s reality. So many times I wish a tree would just move to the left, the shadow would fall differently, or that a person would get out of the way! In the few ...

... came down near us but we were lucky and just got debris on us. But enough whining about the weather.
Avignon is extremely beautiful and we have a lovely view at night of all the castle etc all lit up as we are camped on a sort of island in the Rhone. We arrived yesterday and explored the town and went to the Popes palace which is the best preserved castle of its age in France. We then ...

... since Susan and Brett last visited, but at €18.00 each, plus wine and wonderful coffee, it is extraordinary value.

Alison sat outside with one of the waiters while I paid the bill, and explained that we were from Nouvelle Zelande. The waiter replied that there had been two people from New Zealand having lunch the day before and several the previous week. So the word must have got around. Next time we might have to reserve.

2009年7月29日
$ 335;线：酒店-&g t; Marseille(马赛)-> 酒店

马赛 ;，大城市ᦁ 2;很乱，人ô 56;多，很无 842;，海景不 8169;。
午饭୲ 5;意点了 ...

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... clean and out of town so safe for the car and ideal. Found wonderful bar/restaurant for fish soup and veggies. Please do not even think of going to Le Bar Lezard. It was as if tumbleweed had blown through the restaurant when we opened the door - there were other diners and I had been taken with the notion of kidneys for supper. We were directed to an annex where no-one else was and the pompous owner spat out the specials and ...

... system is that street signs make sense, even for non-French motorists, like myself. When you enter a town, there is a small roadsign that says the town name. When you leave a town, there is that same road sign, only with a red slash across the town name. For some reason, I just thought that was cool. So we traveled along the highway, heading East to Provence. It was an exciting experience, driving across southern France, enjoying the green scenery and the sunny weather ...