There were lots of Roman ruins to be seen today as we made our way down to Nimes. This town is most known for the very famous roman aqueduct, Pont du Gard, which is a serious feat in ancient engineering. We walked through the park area to the aqueduct, where there were rocks and olive trees that were a hundred or so years old. We finally made it to the Pont du Gar, which was ENORMOUS. The sky was so blue today, and they keystone arches were a picturesque contrast with it's surroundings. I took more pictures than I can remember of the undersides of the arches and the aqueduct itself.
Then we moved on to the main area of Nimes, where we saw the ancient Roman amphitheater. To the boys who went to Rome--this is supposedly better than the Coliseum, because it has been the best preserved in the entire world, and is still in use. It was awesome to go inside and take pictures, and the audio tour was well put together and very informative.
We went to Avignon for the remainder of the afternoon to explore the Palais de Papes, which tool 20 years and 2 popes to build. After them, Christendom was located in Avignon for more than 100 years before moving back to Rome. COOL! The palace was a medieval, fortress-looking structure, and was pretty massive. We climbed to the top of the tower!
We had dinner in Avignon and then went back to the hotel to relax. Now, we are off to Barcelona! We will stop in Carcassone, the medieval city, to break up the 6 hr drive. Woohooo!
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