Hotel La Regaliere Anduze

... was on our route to Spain, so we decided to make a minor detour from the motorway and go there for lunch. We didn’t leave Nimes till well after midday; - it was a beautiful day after the thunderstorm of the night before, so we were exploring the old town, and the Roman Arena.

It always takes a while to find a location in a new town, so by the time we arrived outside Le Petit Comptoir (yes outside – after circling ...

... tired and maybe a little cranky. I pressed for a quick and cheap dinner at a close-by pizza place near the university. I'm not sure of its name, but it is at the corner of Rue de la Carreterie and Rue du la Tour. The place only serves pizza and salad. All of the pizzas have Egyptian names. The half-pizza/salad/coffee combo is 5 euro and quite a deal. The pizza was excellent although it only had 2 olives on it. The salad had a ...

At the Chateau de Malerargues, surrounded by trees everywhere, Sebastian has voice training for the next couple months. The work consists of a mixture of breath, movement, and massage, as well as singing, sounds, and group work. It's hard to describe exactly what goes on, and each day is different. But the isolation, beautiful weather, and delicious fresh foods make for a great place to work, relax, and reflect. So why do so many people have so many nightmares here?

... to Rome's. Once entering, the inside was almost fully covered by a modern seating system. Wood and steel obscured what might otherwise be a fascinating site. I was also hoping that the town would reflect more of this history. The town just did not give me a good vibe. Not a bad experience just not coming close to my high expectations.

That night, I return to the hostel whose courtyard is packed. Hostels seem to have 2 types of people: those that use them as a convenient ...

... me to come back and stay longer and I say I will .......I have some time to spare so i wander around the market stalls filled with a huge variety of delicious truffles, wines, asparagus, olives, nuts, meats, veg and olive oils ..I manage a confused mixture of French and Spanish and translate for some Australian tourists.... I fill my bags, return to my car and turn one last look at Uzes and my castle for the night, leaving the ghosts behind me....

... we gekomen waren. Ik wou terugdraaien, maar Ben raadde me aan om toch maar de GPS te volgen en gelukkig hebben we dat ook gedaan. We kwamen door een prachtig stuk natuur!! Naast enkele prachtige panoramas, kwamen we ook nog langs een zoo met allemaal lama's, passeerde een dikke gele Lamborghini ons (Tommeke?), kwamen we langs een dinosaurusmuseam met allemaal skeletten en dan plots....een wilde berggeit in het midden van de baan. We ...

... Roman Arch bridges and cascading waterfalls. Beautiful! I hope the pictures tell a story better than I can. For our friends who love nature I would encourage you to put this area on your list for the next trip. Today we left the area and are in Arles. Back out of the long underware and in our short sleeve shirts. We will spend a few days in the south ending up in Vence (near Nice) to visit with friends we met in South America.

... Chateau House compete with old gardens etc. It was a spooky place but interesting. There was a giant sequoia tree in the abandoned gardens and it had been planted in the early 1830s- It was enormous and so beautiful. It was a very special piece of nature to see. Well, next we will head through the Tarn River Gorge/Canyon of the national park and on to a village called Ste. Enimie- another one of France's specially designated "prettiest" villages.

... living in the castle since 1107, but they had only had running water since 1956. The castle was fully furnished and had everything a proper castle has, private chapel, dungeons and underground tunnels to be used in the event of a seige. My favourite part was the kitchen, full of ancient and unusual trinkets like warming pans and a mincer used specifically to extract blood from the offcuts of meat in order to be given to the iron-deficient children. In among all these ...

... We then journeyed on to Uzès. That night we had to call home to our parents and tell them what happened. My mom didn't want me sent back early, but I think she was just happy to hear the trip was going good. Afterward most places in the town were closed so we walked around a little bit and then just hung out back at the hotel.