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Day 37 - Remoulin - Draguignan
It was almost like waking up to a summer's day in Canterbury today. Beautiful blue sky, 27 Deg C and as windy as hell. We had planned to go canoeing on the Gard River, but debated when we got up this morning whether it was too windy. We decided we would go for it because its not every day you can canoe your way to a 2000 year old Roman aqueduct. …
"weekend" is "weekend" in French
... While waiting for the bus back to Saint Maximin an elderly couple came up to me and asked if the bus stop i was at was the bus for going to Nice, well all they said was, "Nice? Nice?" and pointed toward the stop, assuming they spoke French i replied with "oui" ha. Well then the gentleman turned to his wife and started speaking plain english! So I approached them asking "oh! you speak english?" and from there our conversation spiraled! We spoke while waiting for ...
Day 9: Visit to the Beach
... thing is that we payed nothing to come swim here. It was free, which I thought was dumb because the government could easily make money out of such a beautiful place. I would recommend this place to everyone who likes to swim and enjoys their days outside taking the sun. This place is also a great place to take picture in. The were countless things and ways to take pictures for those that enjoy taking shots of our environment. ...
We sail the seven C's
... Assomption de la Vierge et de Saint Bruno,” that is, The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno. One wonders if this is the world’s longest name of a monastic order. In any case, they use the same style habits of the Carthusian order (note that the two orders have St Bruno in common), thus maintaining continuity over the centuries.
We spent several hours exploring the buildings and grounds. We ...
A shriveled saint
The somewhat gruesome highlight of our day was viewing the desiccated body of a 600 year-old woman. Sainte Roseline, who died in 1329, was on display in a glass case in a small chapel in Les Arcs. Her eyeballs sat nearby, in their own reliquary.
The day began with an idyllic leisurely breakfast. In fact, it was so leisurely that the picnic we'd packed for consumption in the countryside had to be eaten right on the terrasse--no way would we ...
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