Driving around the south of France has always been a dream for me. And I only ended up on the wrong side of the road three times!
If a picture is worth a thousand words, by my calculations, this post is about 18,000 words long… for the first time, I’m letting the pictures do the talking.
Carcassonne
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First sighting of Carcassonne, the only stop on our roadtrip that’s not actually in Provence |
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Castel Chambres, the 13th centry castle we stayed in just outside Carcassonne |
Nîmes
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The Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes |
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Maison Carrée, built c. 16 BC |
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Pont du Gard, the tallest Roman aqueduct |
Avignon
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The Papal Palace, from the 125 years when Avignon took over from the Vatican as the seat of the Pope |
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Inside the cathedral at the Papal Palace |
Gordes
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A random field of poppies near Gordes. Also the only place those socks will ever be camouflaged. |
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Sénanque Abbey, built in the 12th century. It was Sunday morning, so the monks were singing |
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The view from Gordes |
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Gordes itself, moments after I fell in love with it |
Aix-en-Provence
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Flag in Vauvenargues, with Mt Saint-Victoire (Cézanne’s mountain) in the background. |
BEAUTIFUL – a picture really does tell a 1000 words – can only imagine what it was like hearing the Monks on a Sunday morning – what a memory!
Thanks Julia – glad you liked it!