Markets can be very frustrating when you are travelling. They are always on a Sunday when you leave on Saturday, or so far from where you are staying that you can't really make use of them. So howRead more
Markets can be very frustrating when you are travelling. They are always on a Sunday when you leave on Saturday, or so far from where you are staying that you can't really make use of them. So howRead more
A bit of a cruise up and down the Rhone - not exactly flash but easy and fun. One girl was handling the French and English commentary. She was working pretty hard to fit it all in.
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Final day in Lyon and the plan is for an easy day, starting off with a walk to a park down a rather steep hill over the river and along a bit. It's a large, beautiful park with a lake botanical gardenRead more
Time's up in Lyon and we are heading south - on the train to Arles in Provence. The decision to spend some time in Lyon came partly from a discussion on a long flight with a business guy who livedRead more
First day in Arles and things are looking good. We may be back in a hotel room, but it is a very nice one in a very promising hotel. The building is old but they have done an excellent job of creatingRead more
We didn't actually go into the Coliseum in Rome when we visited. A combination of so much to see in so little time, a tight budget and the number of other people lining up for a look led to a coupleRead more
The Roman baths in Arles, as with the amphitheatre, were thoroughly remodeled by people looking for space to live or a shop to the point they more or less disappeared completely and people forgot theyRead more
Small park just on the edge of the old town of Arles. We passed through a few times and it always seemed to cry out for a photo.