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46, cours Aristide Briand Orange, Provence, France, 84100, 4-9034-0201
... built in the 1st or 2nd Century and held 20,000. It was used for chariot races and gladiator fights and is still in use today during the bullfighting season. Very cool! Forgot to take a photo unfortunately.
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Up early to make use of free Wifi - that is Kim watched the sunrise while sitting outside a closed café and scabbing their Wifi! We then we hightailed it out of Arles and towards Spain.
... over 1.5 million tourists each year as it is the source of a natural spring. It's wierd seeing a fast flowing river and then walking 50 metres "upstream" and there only being a trickle.. and then a bit further and no water... nothing but a big cliff straight up!
The town itself is nestled in a valley and is particularly pretty at dusk when rocks take on the colours of the sunset ...
... 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 ...
Arles, Provence, France 2totango... to wander around this town ad see the exact places that are pictured in famous works. It’s amazing how much closer you can feel to a person just knowing you’ve been to the same places. But of course, 120 years later things have changed. Buildings are gone, skylines have changed, and 20th century influence is everywhere! Not quite as romantic ...
Arles, Provence, France 2totango... the wind to walk across the bridge in the evening to Avignon for dinner. This morning we went on a wine tour (I know, but it is too hard to resist) around the Cotes du Rhone with Phillipe, a very competant and helpful local guide. We ended up at Chateauneuf du Pape drinking wonderful reds which has been a wine hightlight of the trip - the village has the most amazing view of Provence ...
Avignon, Provence, France falkewind... the landscape was flat and uninteresting outside of Paris. But as the train headed southeast towards Burgundy, the undulating hills, clotted with symmetrical rows of vineyards, seemed to dance before my eyes to the hauntingly beautiful music of Mozart. The visual and auditory experiences were so complementary to each other - nature at its most classical form of expression. The small pastoral villages with dry-stone churches, quickly appearing and disappearing in ...
Orange, Provence, France globetrekker... a Roman arch and a grand theatre. The theatre is the largest of its kind with the acoustics wall still standing. The only restoration done was the sound roof to make the theatre truly function again. This was our main goal for the day, which wouldn't take very long, so we checked the train schedules back to Avignon and had to make a decision. Either stay for 1.5 hours or for 4 hours. This is what happens when you travel, you have to flow with the public transport ...
Orange, France ksunderhill... opened her mouth and asked, "is this a THEATRE or an amphitheatre"? The woman behind the counter explained that this was a THEATRE, an amphitheatre was two THEATRES together creating an oval shape and a coliseum was circular. **** it, the ***** was right, all I could think were Lucy's words, never doubt the word of Lucy. I mentioned this to Ed, and he said the same, never doubt the word of Lucia !!! Now this THEATRE ...
Orange, France uncle_davros
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