Hotel Restaurant La Camargue Arles

22nd
As we now needed to be in Barcelona in 5 days to meet Kim's mum it was time to say goodbye to Italy. As the day was overcast and the drive on the autopista easy we just kept on driving (from 8am until 5.30pm) and arrived into Les Acrs in France time for a beer and dinner then bed.

23rd
As we had stayed in a free Aire last night we were able to top up water, clean the toilet and then give Scooby ...

Wait a minute, we’re not traveling to Italy until tomorrow…but we spent the day in Arles exploring Roman architecture.

The biggest site in town is the amphitheatre, or coliseum. Glimpses through different side streets pull you even closer like the hub it has always been. Huge in scale, some seating is till original and large towers give sweeping views of the ...

... 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 ...

Believe me you don't want the story but here are a few photos and videos of what was a wonderful adventure for the most part.

The bull running was a random and free event - just next to lovely beach. Camargue horses are breathtakingly beautiful in the wild.

Unfortunately no photos of characterful and cultural city of Arles because only took the camera out one day - the day we went to The Camargue obviously.

Today was Roman ruins day. First, we went to the Roman ruins at Glanum. Lots of interesting stuff, only briefly summarized here. There was a residential area, a monument area, and a sacramental area. I have a few pictures here, which clearly don't do it justice.

We then went on to Pont Du Gard, an ancient aquaduct. This was well-preserved and gave us the ability to walk out onto the main ...

... both were pleasant surprises. We bought our cleaning lady / local French adviser some nice flowers and a wind chime...she was very embarrassed but pleased Jenny and Bruce - some Oz friends then headed off (after the photo shoot) Then off to Arles and some old Roman ruins

... to a series of "cowboy party games". In one game women dressed in traditional costume stand around the perimeter of the arena holding an orange in their hand at arm's length, and the Gardians gallop around at full speed and snatch the oranges from them. Another game is musical chairs - the Gardians gallop around the edge of the arena and when the music stops they charge to the centre, dismount and sit on a chair. The final game is that one man is given a bunch of flowers and all the ...

... being so frustrated lately with the language. I had my hair washed and cut by the owner of the salon. It was really strange during my haircut because there was this bird outside meowing like a cat. Everyone in the salon said this is the first time in a decade that they have seen this type of bird. Apparently it mimics the sounds around it, and today it was a cat. He asked me how much I wanted cut off and showed me two or ...

So here it is. The list that everyone has been asking for... The answer to "What do you miss the most from home besides your family and friends?" 1-Hugs. Even though people give kisses here to say hello and goodbye, it's not the same. I really miss hugs, alot. 2- Mexican food. Yea, it's been great tasting ...

June 18th, 2007 Today was the first day of classes so of course I had to get ready and dress up a little. That introduced the fact that I had to take a shower. I had seen the tub and the shower head and it freaked me out a little. I actually stressed over it. How am I going to take a shower and not get water everywhere? The problem was that there is a tub and one of those portable shower heads but no shower curtain ...