Le Rodin Arles

Plan was to stay in Avignon but when we arrived we decided it was too big for us and after driving around the outide of the ramparts of the old city walls - very cool and the main thing we wanted to see - we made our way onwards to Fontaine de Vaucluse which is 20kms past Avignon. We arrived just before dark and found an Aire de Service at the edge of town where settled in for 2 days. The town ...

... the old stone replaced like this. But if it wasn&#8217;t done, there would be nothing left to see! Also, who&#8217;s to say what is &#8216;original&#8217; 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! <br><br> Just down the street was the Theater Antique, or Classical Theater. A century ...

... 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&#8217;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 ...

... is very cool. Lots of sarcophagi line a cobblestone street, leading to a necropolis where the performance is held. 40 people in the audience. A single musician playing a variation of a flute and a woman chanting wearing a white vale. It turns out to be a set of poems with interspersed music from different archaic instruments. Since it is in French, I don't get much but the verbiage but enjoy the overall setting. Fine shawarma and wine afterward.

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... the rather slow french washing machine we head to Le Baux which is a small village that is decked out as it was in the 1600's right down to the catapults which at certain times during the day you can 'help' fire so Chuong had a bit of a workout and a lot of fun! The remains of the Chateaux that was used as a fortress were quite interesting to wander through of course the dungeons were in tact! Next stop was Le Pont du Guard which is remnants of a massive ...

... about having a student for a homestay one more time. Anne Foures gave us some questions to reflect on about the class for "homework" and this would be our "final." We could use notes we prepared to write it but I really don't think I'm going to reflect all that much. They are simple questions that don't really need much time. We had lunch at La Calendale today. It was different because it was a buffet style meal. I tried a ...

... We did a little at home research then went to the exposition to write it. I think it turned out pretty well. Dinner was at Greg's house tonight. It was a little celebration for Bastille Day, the French independence day. The boys cooked a great meal; we had some wine and went to watch the fire works. After the fireworks, Ryan and I went to the Place de La Republique to find ...

... Also the Place de La Republique. There is a large obelisk there and no cars can drive through. A lot of people walk there dogs there and sit on the stairs of the church in la place. We also went to a great sightseeing spot. You could see one side of Arles and the surrounding area. It was gorgeous. We finished the tour and had some free time to buy lunch. Sheila, Mackenzie and I bought sandwiches at one of the little ...