Yesterday we visited the Pont du Gard, the famous Roman aqueduct, and then on to Nimes. There we took about an hour whirlwind tour in a mini train that showed us the main sights in the city: the Roman arena, an ancient temple, and more. We walked around a bit, found a self service laundry, so made a beeline back to out car for our laundry bags so we could finally get some fresh clothes.
We decided to hurry back to Les Baux in order to catch the sunset on the town, hopeful for amazing photos. We were not disappointed. The town glowed.
The town, emptied of the day trippers, felt like it was ours alone as we wandered the empty stone streets. Our new suite was beautiful, had it's own terrace, and was very unique; very pleasant for our last night. We watched the stars from our terrace and drank in the night.
It did not rain.
After our breakfast, we took one last shopping trek through town before heading out. We drove East of Avignon to see some caves, but they were closed for a two hour lunch break which put us off schedule for exploring Avignon, so we left and headed for our last bit of sightseeing in France.
We toured the Papal Palace, the nearby gardens and two churches. We have found that the old churches have some great art: frescoes, paintings, sculptures, carvings, and more, so we try to wander into most we see. One in particular had a mass starting in one of the side chapels and they were singing so sweetly. There were two nuns dressed in pure white singing alternatively with one man. It was so simple, clear, and reverent. We stayed for quite a while listening to song after song.
After a nice leisurely dinner we headed to our hotel for an early night. We had a 6:00 am train to catch to Barcelona.
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1 comment:
I'm looking forward to photos to accompany your narrative. Would love to see the gardens and interior of churches. Just got done watching the mini series Pillars of the Earth which takes place in England and France in the 1200s about a master builder stone mason and his quest to build a cathedral. I read the book a few years ago, by Ken Follet. A wonderful story of the pure desire to honor God and all the political power plays and jealousy to try and stop it. Your stories of old architecture reminds me of it.
Enjoying reading your posts.
Brenda
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