Hotel St-Louis Aigues-Mortes

... well deserved wash. It took some scrubbing to get 5 weeks worth of dirt off him but he sparkled once we were done :)
Another longish drive got us to Arles where the plan was to stay for 2 nights as it was home to van Gogh and lots of Roman ruins. We got a good park on the Rhone River just outside the city walls but the city itself made us feel a little uneasy and something was not quite right. The place was ...

Hello, I'm french and I come to Palangkaraya January 25 until February
20 with a friend. We are looking to rent a house with 2 rooms and not too far from
downtown.

Halo, saya orang prancis dan saya datang ke
Palangkaraya dari 25 Januari sampai Februari 20 dengan seorang teman. Kami
mencari untuk menyewa rumah tidak jauh dari pusat kota.

Thank you for your help. Terima kasih.

... the security of this fortress. Brian scoped out several indents where floor beams had been inserted, and hinges for doors had been drilled, as well as a fireplace opening. After the 1830’s it’s been used for local bull-fights and has been undergoing extensive renovations. Sandblasters pierced our ears and evidence of new stone was everywhere. Part of me was sad to ...

... not know how.
Perhaps they’ll listen now.

But what a sad story of a man impassioned by his art, yet rejected by all around him. To the point where only his brother befriended and supported him. Only selling 2 paintings during a lifetime, and even those that are given away ended up on hen-house doors and shot up by young passersby ...

... making very slow headway indeed. Brian was still not feeling 100% and complaining quite a lot. When I looked back at him I saw he was drenched in sweat and very pale. So out to the road and to Carcassone we bee-lined, and the nearest hotel were checked into. Super early (before noon) I was able to do laundry and catch up on internet things.

There was also an amazing medival city high up on a hill that we went for a little walk through ...

... BUT the info we got for the campsite was wrong and it was closed.. and the one next door too. So a rushed internet trip we found one, way out and got there just in time. France is full of red lights, roundabouts and pedestrian crossings!!!! Im SOOOOO over them all!!!!

Got to the campsite and there were no buses in town,. We were exhausted by then so fell into bed and decided to give up on that part of France and head to Lyon the next day...

... 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.

... We decided not to pay for electricity unless we could have an internet connection, because I charged up the laptop last night. The battery lasts 2 hours which is enough to load up my photos and write up some notes. We've paid €13.80 including taxes, so not too bad for a 3*. We are well placed for Nimes, which seems like a good place to visit tomorrow - particularly if the weather is not good.

... their car and race after them to ask where they were off to. They were headed back to Salin de Giraud for some lunch, so I ask if I could bum a ride. Well, that was better than just hoping for the best while thumbing it on the highway! Turns out this family is from Piedmont, Italy and having a nice family vacation. They drop me off at the tourist centre, and I find out about getting to other areas of the region. Not so easy without a car. So I ...

... I was born in a factory, maybe in China, maybe in Forcella (Napoli), I ignore it. I have been living the first months of my life in a box. We were a lot, all shining, but we couldn't know as there was no sun. Then, one day a voice came. It was always a different voice coming from far. This voice used to bring with her one of us. One says that going with that voice meant getting a kind of Nirvana, because, in that occasion we would have reached ...