Began the morning with a walk across the bridge from Avignon to the Île de Piot (island in the middle of two branches of the Rhone river.
Walk to Île de Piot
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| Early morning walk to Île de Piot |
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| Panorama of Avignon from Île de Piot |
Pont du Gard
Afterward we piled into our rental car and headed to
Pont du Gard to view the historic aqueduct constructed by the Romans to bring water to the city of Nîmes. Difficult to imaging how this massive structure was built in about 5 years time!
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| Tree-lined road leading to Pont du Gard |
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| View of the aqueduct atop the Pont du Gard |
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| Stone commemorating a 1000 year old olive tree |
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| Pont du Gard |
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| In front of ancient stone house |
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| Stone house |
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| Old aqueduct |
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| 1000 year old olive tree |
Afterward, back to Avignon and the apartment for refreshments!
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| A not-too-bad French IPA |
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