Sunday, June 2, 2019
Sunday started at the same time. We were eating at 7:30 am and out the door packed up to get on the bus at 8:30 am. The pictures below are included out of order because that's the quickest way to upload them today. :)
We finished our day in Nimes. Nimes has several Roman buildings, the arena, the temple, and not too far away, a Roman aqueduct. Well, we saw them all. We finished with the Roman temple,
Maison Carrée in Nimes following stuffed tomatoes at
Grill Brasil for dinner.
Before dinner we walked from our hotel to the
Arena of NImes. We were able to tour the arena and learn about the gladiators who fought there before giving way to bullfights and concerts today. The arena was interesting to see after visiting a roman aqueduct,
Pont du Gard, earlier in the day. Pont du Gard was part of the system delivering fresh water to Nimes from over 40 miles away! beneath the aqueduct people swam and played in the river.
Our first stop of the day was in the city of
Arles. This was the location of much of Van Gogh's painting near the end of his life. We visited several points of interest including Cafe Nuit, the hospital where he stayed, and the arena of Arles, similar to, but smaller than the arena in Nimes.
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| Lunch at Pont du Gard |
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| Lunch at Pont du Gard |
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| Lunch at Pont du Gard |
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| What the riding the bus looks like in France! |
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