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... 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 ...

... 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 ...

Wait a minute, we’re not traveling to Italy until tomorrow…but we spent the day in Arles exploring Roman architecture.

The biggest site in town is the amphitheatre, or coliseum. Glimpses through different side streets pull you even closer like the hub it has always been. Huge in scale, some seating is till original and large towers give sweeping views of the ...

... million pound sterling images that were worthless when Vincent was alive.

Now I think I know, what you tried to say to me
And how you suffered for your sanity, and how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they’re not listening still.
Perhaps they never will.

~ written by Don Mclean, sung by Josh Groban

... and get the plane to Singapore. We should be sleeping in a hotel bed this time next week at Bintan Island and while this has been a fantastic trip I will be glad of a bigger bed and some luxuries.

Very warm regards to you all - we are missing the dogs heaps and we pat as many here as possible.

More news soon but not sure where from - it may not be until Bintan.

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... that will linger in the memory, well beyond the consumption, and without really knowing what we were ordering. After complimentary salads to start, Alison had sliced duck on skewers (the waiter asked, in the manner of steak, how madame would like it), and I had a pot of seafood (Marmite). Both superb. We followed, in the same manner with desserts that were unknown to us, but proved to be delicious – Alison's was a chocolate tart ...

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... restaurant that was all courtyard with vines etc and 2 cats, I think it was the cats that drew us in. Fixed price 3 course menus are all the rage here and great value too, we had a brilliant meal Coq au vin, duck and peaches and creme brulee to name a few that was so gooooood. This morning we went to a market in the village that basically takes up the whole town down every ...

... depicts a crocodile with a palm tree. There are crocs and palms everywhere here - on the sidewalks, on lampposts, on barriers, in fountains. They say it's because there used to be a Roman mint in Nimes which printed this image on its coins to celebrate Augustus' victory over Egypt, whose symbol was a crocodile. We aren't so sure. We think they're Joakim Noah fans and are just happy the Gators won the National Championship.