Le Mas Dagan St-Rémy-de-Provence

... 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.

... 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!

... and Rhone. Built in 90 AD it’s hard to imagine all the events that have taken place in this building. Walking around and around, I tried to imagine it filled with 20 000 screaming fans as gladiators ripped apart animals, but it was hard. From Medieval times to the 1830’s, it was bricked up and used as a fortified city. 212 housed and 2 churches made their home ...

... not know how.
Perhaps they’ll listen now.

But what a sad story of a man impassioned by his art, yet rejected by all around him. To the point where only his brother befriended and supported him. Only selling 2 paintings during a lifetime, and even those that are given away ended up on hen-house doors and shot up by young passersby ...

... 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 ...

... mine a variety of glaces including licorice, topped with finely shaved licorice. The waiter explained when we were ordering that the chef considered cooking to be an art, and in the manner of a painter, he arranged the food as though it was on a palette. Hence the name of the restaurant.

Narbonne
Our friend Susan Flintoff had recommended a restaurant in Narbonne, called Le Petit Comptoir that she and Brett had enjoyed last year ...

2009年7月29日
$ 335;线：酒店-&g t; Marseille(马赛)-> 酒店

马赛 ;，大城市ᦁ 2;很乱，人ô 56;多，很无 842;，海景不 8169;。
午饭୲ 5;意点了 ...

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 ...

... and sent Gerda and Jan-Erik off to find some accommodation. They did really well, had found a hotel right in the centre, only minutes walking from where we were parked. 100.00 Euros for the 2 rooms. Nothing spectacular but perfectly adequate. We sat in the sun outside the hotel and had a drink and then found a nice place for dinner, I had a lovely Beef Carpaccio of starters, but the Salmon for my main was overdone. We were in bed around 10pm.

... lunch. Literally I had the best milkshake of my life - think vanilla cake icing in cold liquified form - amazing, with homemade strawberry and peach sorbet. That night was a little weird since President Wallace came and had dinner with us. And of course, wouldn't you know it, she comes and sits beside me. That wasn't the most awkward dinner I have ever had in my life. Plus the fact that we had just gotten in from walking back from Bonneiux, so I was sweaty and ...