L Estelle En Camargue Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

... 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 old stone replaced like this. But if it wasn’t done, there would be nothing left to see! Also, who’s to say what is ‘original’ and what is not after so long a time. For a building as old as this, I believe a few renovations have taken place over the years!

Just down the street was the Theater Antique, or Classical Theater. A century ...

... did he find the determination to continue? Even the one friendship he had ended so bitterly that he felt the need to main himself. Thus triggering the descent into insanity.

Starry, starry night,
Flaming flowers that brightly play.
Swirling clouds and violet haze.
Reflecting in Vincent’s eyes of China blue.

I was so ...

... 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...

We have enjoyed many good meals in France, but two stand out from the vast number in restaurants that tend to offer a menu with generic dishes (well prepared though), rather than distinctive cuisine. This could relate to our budget of course.

Nimes
We arrived in Nimes in the late afternoon and booked into the Hotel des Tuileries, a lovely hotel in the old part of town very close to the Arena. The host, Andrew, recommended a ...

... for me, Evian for Corri and Sara, Vittel for Ming...it's just funny, our mentality...we're obviously not too concerned with boozing up for the weekend (we were all exhausted anyways), so bottled water it is! I did purchase some other things...one being a slab of bull sausage (because La Camargue is famous for it's bull ranches), and prunes...everyone made fun of me for buying prunes because of the whole digestion thing...I ...

... here in the south. However, fun was had by all and by the end of the journey, we had gotten our fill of bulls, horses and flamingos. Now it was time for food and merryment! Bring on the paella and, yes of course, sangria. While we are still in France, one of the things that makes this town and region so special is that the cultural influences of France, Spain and the Gitans(gypsies)who live there, have shaped this region which is still evolving even as we speak.

... Poi un giorno entró una voce. Si trattava sempre di una voce diversa che arrivava da lontano piena d'entusiamo e si portava qualcuna di noi. Si raccontava che andare con quelle voci poteva essere una specie di nirvana, perché dal giorno dopo avremmo raggiunto la perfezione, saremmo diventate delle caffettiere adulte. Un giorno venne il mio turno. Vincenzo mi adottó. Mi fece conoscere Laia. Fu bellissimo viaggiare per tutta europa. Mi porto a ...