La Bastide de Voulonne
Travel Blogs from Cabrieres-d'Avignon
Sur le pont davigon!!!
Jeudi, nuite de marde, jai pas bien dormi, je pensais trop, bon, je dormirais plustard!
Direction, la gare pour Avignon! derniere aurevoir a Romain! merci vraiment pour tout! je me sentais vraiment comme a la maison a cet endroit! bonne chance pour le Liban! Bon je manque mon train, *****!!! je prend donc le prochain, et oui, ca arrive! Benben vient me chercher a la gare, hiii ca fait drole de ...
Pont du Gard
On our way to Avignon we stopped to see the famous Pont du Gard. This bridge was part of the aquaduct built in the 1st century AD by the romans to bring water from Uzes to Nimes, about 30 kilometres. The bridge is all that remains of the aquaduct. It was an awesome sight stretching 275 metres and 48 metres high comprising of 3 levels of arches. It was amazing to read about its construction and realise what an incredible engineering feat it ...
Doorways of Arles
I'm sure there is some deep Freudian reason for my feeling the urge to take so many photos of doors in Arles. Doors are about entering and leaving and the choices we make in life. Every day has many choices that either brings life or doesn't. It has just struck me that all the doors are closed, so wonder what Freud would make of ...
Last day in Avignon/Arles
We simply love Avignon. It is beautiful. The people are friendly and everywhere you look there are fascinating things to see. We decided on our last day here to spend most of it in Arles for the love of Vincent Van Gogh. Arles, which is close to Avignon, was a place he loved and painted in. his famous street cafe scene was painted in Arles. Sadly, so too was his painting of the hospital/mental asylum. We visited both places. A highlight of the ...
Mont Ventoux
... steep cobblestone streets on the north side of the river up to the ruins of the old fortified castle, perched on top of a hill. There were great views from the top and after a few photos, we made our way back down. On our way back down, we spotted an awesome mailbox that we would’ve liked to bring back home.
Once in the old town, there were lots of neat little shops selling local products and of course the usual souvenir shops. One shop that stood out ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking