New Hotel Camargue Arles

... we were nearly blown to Marseille. Tomorrow we are going on a lunchtime cruise on the Rhone with more food and wine and before that visiting the famous bridge and hopefully we will have time to go over to see the nearby fort in the afternoon.

Then we start the final run north - first a night at Beaujolais, then 2 nights at Strasbourg and one last night at Munich before we leave Big ...

... block several times we got the last park in the whole area, and it was right outside the restaurant. Never mind that it required Alison to hold up traffic while I backed out later on.) it was past 2.00pm. We were most concerned that we would be too late. But no, they found us a table, and brought the Menu de Jour on a blackboard – three courses with two options for each course. Our French phrase book did not help us to understand ...

... jason's ass music with peaks and valleys no less that 10,000 feet above sea leave in the lowest valley. gosh he hid it well before moving in!

right, so i have noticed that you can rate these travel blogs, so pls do, we'd love to hear what u think. some knob (an englishism) seemed to rate us 2/5 stars, but i can only assume they are not one of our friends or family and they are not welcome to come back and read anymore!

... and visited one of three remaining Roman theaters in the world. It is 2,000 years old and has been to Hell and back, but it's still standing and people perform operas there. A statue of the Emperor looks out at the audience from the top to remind everyone who is in charge. We were told that his head is removable so that they didn't have to create a whole new statue every time power changed hands; just pop off the head and replace it. When ...

Believe me you don't want the story but here are a few photos and videos of what was a wonderful adventure for the most part.

The bull running was a random and free event - just next to lovely beach. Camargue horses are breathtakingly beautiful in the wild.

Unfortunately no photos of characterful and cultural city of Arles because only took the camera out one day - the day we went to The Camargue obviously.

... romani (si in care inca se mai practica lupte cu tauri, tot la capitolul ramase din istorie). Amfiteatrul roman din Arles, inca functional poate gazdui pana la 30000 de oameni si este locul unde se organizeaza concerte, lupte cu tauri. A fost surprinsa in pictura Les arenes a lui Van Gogh. Si nu e singura pictura "de Arles" a lui Van Gogh, care a fost sedus de frumusetea provencala a oraselului. De fapt daca veneam cu o zi in urma, puteam asista la corrida. In zona asta a sudului ...

... a crypt, a church and a 12th century Romanesque cloister constructed by the Benedictine monks. It was enlarged in the 18th century with a second monastery to the West called the Saint-Maur building. Very good views of the countryside, a collection of white stallions in a field, and various country stone structures, some petite mountains and a sky dotted with various cloud formations. Have my laptop balanced ...

... s class because we are learning some bike vocabulary because the Tour de France is going to pass through Arles during the class. I came home with all the intentions to write some journals, but that didn't happen. Instead, I took a 2 hour nap that was frequently interrupted by phone calls about what to do for dinner. Elise still isn't home so I'm on my own again for dinner. Maybe I heard her wrong when she ...

... was also stressed that we need to take short showers because water here is so much more expensive. I tried my best and I think I accomplished everything I needed to. I was clean, it wasn't a long shower, and there wasn't too much water all over the place. I got ready for class and had some breakfast. Once again, the usual. Bread, jam, fruit, juice, cereal; they were all set out on the table and I could have my pick ...

... I freaked out a bit. What if I miss the train and then the bus and arrive late? Obviously that didn't happen. The flight was fine. Nothing special. I sat next to a woman from Schaumburg. She is a flight attendant so she was out of her seat most of the time socializing with the crew. I got a little extra room which is always a plus. American Airlines played some movies to pass the time, The English ...