Park Inn Orange

22nd
As we now needed to be in Barcelona in 5 days to meet Kim's mum it was time to say goodbye to Italy. As the day was overcast and the drive on the autopista easy we just kept on driving (from 8am until 5.30pm) and arrived into Les Acrs in France time for a beer and dinner then bed.

23rd
As we had stayed in a free Aire last night we were able to top up water, clean the toilet and then give Scooby ...

... rain finally stopped after nearly a week so we were able to enjoy some out of Scooby time!

Saturday 7 Nov
Forecasted for rain today but it held off until late afternoon which gave me time to replace the washer in the gear box and for Kim to go for a run, which she was hankering for as she had been getting a little cabin fever of late due to the rain and lack of exercise/time outside!

... the old stone replaced like this. But if it wasn’t done, there would be nothing left to see! Also, who’s to say what is ‘original’ 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!

Just down the street was the Theater Antique, or Classical Theater. A century ...

... a painting. But instead of letting that get to me, I will sink myself into the paintings and see the world the way Vincent would have liked.

Colours changing hue.
Morning fields of amber red.
Weathered faces lined in pain
And soothed beneath the artist’s loving hand.

Envious of the painter’s ability to tweak ...

... 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 ...

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2009年7月27日
$ 335;线：Lyon(法ࢲ 9;里昂) -> 高速+国道 -> Cavaillon(普罗旺Ą 31;地区小镇) -> Avignon

中午过 后我们来到 ;了香瓜之໭ 5;Cavaillon,住下了 5292;在附 ...

... window as this modern train lanced through the landscape at tremendous speed, seemed to pulsate to the traditional rhythm of France's heartland.

In less than 2 hours and 395 km/246 miles later, the TGV train pulled into Gare Part Dieu station in Lyon (France's second largest city on the Rhône and Saône Rivers, and the third largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris and Montréal). I had almost one hour to quickly grab a bite at the train ...

... schedule and when it's a small town the times get less frequent. We knew 4 hours was going to be a waste of time as we wanted to spend more time in Avignon before leaving the next day for Arles, so we opted for the 1.5 hrs and off we ran. Map in hand I began to navigate the streets as dad tried to keep up, we drifted by the Arch d' Triumph built in 19 AD to commemorate a general who protected the town. A quick photo and we continued running. This time it was for the ...

... the largest back wall built by the Romans still in existence. It is very impressive, but the seats have been rebuilt. Apparently, there use to be houses inside, attached to the backwall and Napoleon realising the history behind the THEATRE evicted the locals. This took 20 years. Once done, he had his boys set about restoring the THEATRE. They were pretty good at their jobs, as it was very impressive to look at. This ...