| Day 6 princesse de provence Pont du Gard pm |
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| the Avingon bridge |
| Pont du Gard with very old olive tree |
| I LOVED this tree it is so old! |
| Do not go here on a tour when it is 100 degres and you dont have time to swim. |
| The water looked so cool. When I go back here I am renting a kayak and spending some time enjoying myself. |
| This is what the top looks like. The channel for the water is 4 feet wide and 6 feet high. |
| Some new grafitti |
| Pont du Gard Roman built around 7 b.c.It is part of a 31 mile long aquaduct. |
| It was designed to carry water from Uzes to the Roman city of Nimez |
| The first level is a road, it was widened in 1743 |
| No mortar was used in building the huge stones (up to 6 tons each) are held in place with iron clamps |
| The aquaduct delivered 44 million gallons of water a day. |
| Jim wishing he was in the water. |
| Lower level has 6 arches, middle level has 11 arches, upper level has 35 arches. |
| The huge blocks were lifted in place using block and tackle with a massive human powered treadmill providing power for the winch. It took three years to build and used between 800 and 1,000 workers |
| Just look at all those happy wet people. |
| After visiting the Pont de Guard we went to Uzes the source of the water that flowed through the aquaduct. We saw the source but it was just bars across a doorway with steps leading down. |
| I loved this imp face on the center fountain |
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| Here is the whole fountain |
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| Produce stand |
| Yes we had a slurpie |
| colorful postcards |
| This was our tour guide....a German woman who lived in France. She actually said Americans dont walk and she asked us if we would be able to do the walking that was involved on the tour..(maybe 1/4 mile) ..Jim and I are a good 10 to 30 years younger than the others in the group...I was insulted to say the least. |
| some localy made dishes |
| It was about 100 degres and humid. No one in their right mind was out and about |
| CANDY!!!! |
| This was a nice find, we bought more candy for the kids here. |
| These are chocolate covered roasted almonds made to look like olives. Very nummy |
| They had lots of candied fruits |
| This was a midevil garden we didnt have time to tour. I did get the chance to visit one in Geneva last year. |
| Truffels |
| Cool dude throwing pots on a wheel made from a bike wheel. |
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| This was the group we were with, spring chickens. |
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| HUGE pots |
| This is the begining of the aquaduct |
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