La Prevote L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

... built in the 1st or 2nd Century and held 20,000. It was used for chariot races and gladiator fights and is still in use today during the bullfighting season. Very cool! Forgot to take a photo unfortunately.

24th

Up early to make use of free Wifi - that is Kim watched the sunrise while sitting outside a closed café and scabbing their Wifi! We then we hightailed it out of Arles and towards Spain.

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... came down near us but we were lucky and just got debris on us. But enough whining about the weather.
Avignon is extremely beautiful and we have a lovely view at night of all the castle etc all lit up as we are camped on a sort of island in the Rhone. We arrived yesterday and explored the town and went to the Popes palace which is the best preserved castle of its age in France. We then ...

... in Asian restaurants and we didn't feel that was very authentic (oh, and they wouldn't let us share - they tried to make us order a plate each, no thanks!) so we ended up at a little cafe ordering hamburgers..... which came out as a half-cooked mince meat patty thing.. quite unappealing. But doused in a whole lot of sauce they were edible and we were on our way to continue exploring Avignon (read: find an internet cafe to satisfy our facebook cravings ...

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... along the river, hiking the trails, and picnicking along the waters edge. Traveling with an engineer, at times, can be down right cumbersome, but on this particular venture it was a free guide. While I took photos, my father explained the construction process and engineering behind the aqueduct... I'm always learning something new with him on my journey. After dragging him up the hill and along a few trails we settled ...

... la Coste. Our job for the past two weeks was to restore these walls, stone by stone, using indigenous materials and methods of construction. Of course, it wasn't just us who were responsible for restoring this historic French castle. Since 1969 a French organization called La Sabranenque has been working to preserve traditional architecture in the village and actual castle of Saint Victor la Coste. La Sabranenque, which is named after the Count of Sabran, coordinates ...