We are really enjoying France. It has been much hotter than Italy (about 30 degrees) and the sun has been out in force everyday. My tan, lost in drab Florence, has been coming back.Drove to Avignon via the city state of Monaco. We were in three countries today!
Went to the Pont du Gard, a massive Roman aqueduct/bridge. Everyone from My Kirby's classics class will know what it is. The rest of you: wikipedia.
Nimes - full of Roman ruins, including the Maison Carre. Again - Mr Kirby or wikipedia.
Orange - more Roman ruins, including one of the best-preserved theatres, with an almost-intact proscenium (vast external stage wall). Nifty. Also saw more ruins (Pompeii style) at Vaison la Romaine.
Provence tour day - went to Beaucaire, Tarascon (named after local myth-monster the "Tarasque"), Les Beaux-de-Provence (quarries and cliff-top castle ruins) and Arles (where Vincent Van Gogh lived for a whole 2 YEARS!)
NZ WATCH: met a kiwi family (from Wanaka) touring France in a convoy of Citroen 2CVs.
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