Excursion à Uzès etc.

A quick update of our excursion to Uzès and a Sunday spent with Michel from about two weeks ago. Life has been kind of hectic since then.


A random chateau in Uzès. I really didn't take any photos here. I wasn't really in a good mood that day, hence no touristy-goodness.


As it rained, we couldn't canoe to the Pont du Gard. SOOO with our free time we went to the CANDY Museum in Uzès for Haribo. Voilà Care and me in front of a large bear. Canoeing under a national monument/roman ruin OR visit muesum of gummy bears and eat free candy... Definitely a tough decision, made easier by a lack of sun and lots of rain.


Jenna taking a photo of one of the oliviers by the Pont du Gard. These trees are over 900 years old. No joke. Be impressed.


Carolyn and me in front of the Pont du Gard. This is probably my favorite photo of the two of us ever. It's kind of funny, we lived together for a year and took almost no pictures together. Now we have so many.

(The following Sunday)


At the Chateau des Baux de Provence (again) with Michel. This time, his friend Arnaud is doing a reenactment for the children's day (He's the one standing on the left). I love that in the US, we do reenactments (like Tim) for the Civil War (or here, "The War of Succession") and in Europe, it's all medieval. Very cool.


Sunday, after lunch, Michel and I went on a promenade en voiture (tour in the car) to Marseille. We ended up stopping and walking out on these huge pieces of calcaire (limestone). If you follow the little path in the rock, you end up at a tiny restaurant (and with a great view.


This little rock island is now forbidden for humans. Notice the old remains of an abbey.


Sunset by the rocks. You can see the silhouette of the boat/restaurant on the right.


The narrow path carved into the rocks to get from your car to the restaurant.


The view of another part of Marseille. You can almost make out la Bonne Mère on the right.