Regence Hotel 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 ...

Wait a minute, we&#8217;re not traveling to Italy until tomorrow&#8230;but we spent the day in Arles exploring Roman architecture. <br><br>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 ...

... 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. <br><br> Colours changing hue. <br> Morning fields of amber red.<br> Weathered faces lined in pain<br> And soothed beneath the artist&#8217;s loving hand. <br><br>Envious of the painter&#8217;s ability to tweak ...

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... was nice that the old town was very close to the train station so I could walk everywhere. I saw St. Benezet's Bridge which part of it is collapsed from a flood in something like the 14th century or so. You could pay to walk on it, but what is the use of paying to walk on something that doesn't take you anywhere. There is a children's nursery rhyme that apparently French kids sing about this bridge that I heard playing and it is stuck in my head. I ...

... The parking building was 3a (not 3rd floor) I had arrived! I located the car, found the lady to check the car out, and I was on my way. BUT, I had left the GPS at the hostel. The end of the story is that I am now in ARLES, France :) I made it! It was a 3 1/2 drive from Barcelona but it feels like a world away. The sky is cloudless and sunny, and Arles is a quaint village with narrow, quiet streets. Already ...

... Dropping off some of the food at our hotel, we packed a lunch and made our way for a few of the sites in Arles. Mostly Roman monuments highlight this city, but the history museum is a great way to get your bearings before seeing what Arles has to offer (Arles 101 according to the 'Book of Rick'). After a quick visit and picnic lunch, no hurry was made as we started to tick off all the sites on our Arles pass. Roman arena (no bull fights that day), antique ...

... Rhone called "L'Entrevue." At first, we looked at the menu and it was so expensive. Some left but I just couldn't leave. I thought it would be too rude. Some of us stuck it out and it was the most amazing meal ever. It was Pastilla avec le poulet, les amandes, sucre vanille. Basically a flaky pastry pocket type thing with chicken, almonds, and seasoning on the inside, and the top had powdered sugar and ...