Well, here we are in the South of France, near a lovely town called Uzes. We drove in today, and spent a few hours wandering around, drinking in the atmosphere. The old town is incredibly well-preserved (unlike us), and we ate our usual baguette sandwiches near the fountain in a beautiful square. The old arcades around the square were gorgeous and unusual. There were lots of trees, and I was glad of the shade. It was incredibly hot today!
The campsite here is shady, too, thank goodness. There is a nice pool, bar etc. It was a relief to get here after the long, hot 3 day journey. Tony says I have no right to complain, though, as I slept throughout much of the journey on two of the days!
Stu, it was great to see your photo pop up on the screen. There is a long story about the Speedos. I thought you might be wondering. Tony got thrown out of a pool in France for swimming in his swim-shorts. Apparently you are supposed to wear those tiny Speedo type. He was offered some from the lost property, but declined the offer.
The site is next to a famous Roman aqueduct called the Pont du Gard. I say next to it, but Tony walked there last night, and had to walk up hill and down dale. Here is his story. Handing over to the great man himself.
As, Chris said Uzes is stunning. We have a book called "101 beautiful small towns in France" and Uzes is in it. Until then, I had never heard of it. The picture at the top is of Chris in the square.
Tomorrow we set off for La Grande Motte but we are going into see Le Pont du Gard on the way. I set off on foot last night to see it. Chris refused to come. I said it was only 2k and wouldn't take long. She still refused and it was the best decision she has ever made. After 45 minutes of walking through forest paths and up and down hill, I finally made. Took 2 or 3 quick pictures and turned to hurry back before it got dark. I didn't fancy the forest in the dark - there might be wolves! So I stuck to the main road and got back in half the time.
The Lonely Planet is scathing about La Grande Motte and Chris is not keen on going. I hope there is public transport from there to Montpellier; if we don't like we can move on.
La Grande Motte is supposed to be full of the beautiful people and jet setters, so I'm sure we'll fit in! Will let you know. Chris.
Well done wrinklies. Sounds as though you are having a great time...... live it for us all. In the nicest sense, very jealous - for reasons you will know.
ReplyDeleteKeep the image clean in the pool Tony - two inches above the knee is more than enough !!
If you get to Montpellier mind the dog poo - I have fond memories of it when Dave was there.
Keep up the diary.
Michael de Bridgemont