Nimes - part deux.....

Well, another rainy day here in Nimes.....I don't know when this rain will end.....it's one of those endless rains without any end in sight, unfortunately....maybe tomorrow it will be better. Gaffer and I had breakfast here in the hotel, and decided that the best bet was to get in the car and spend the day touring the countryside, rain or no rain. Our first stop was the big roman bridge at Pont du Gard. Very nice, very impressive and in great condition, considering it was built around 2000 years ago. (We took some photos, but haven't had a chance to get them off of the camera yet as we just got back to the hotel) It was belting down rain, and we both got soaked. I held the umbrella while the Gaffer took photos, and he held the umbrella while I took video. I do hope the photos came out. It would have been so much better if the skies were clear. But you have to make the best of it. From the Pont du Gard, we had coffee in a little town down the road from the bridge called Remoulins, where there was a nicely stuffed bull's head on the wall and a couple of old locals who looked at us like we were from Mars. From there, we went to the town of St. Remy, which, again was terrific, but the shine was dulled by the constant rain. We had a great meal in a little brasserie there and walked around the ancient town where all of the streets are narrow and crooked. Lots of little shops selling artwork and crafts. Back in car and on the road back to Nimes. On the way, we passed an absolutely enormous monastery called Montmajour. Nobody was there accept us, yet one can imagine that on a fine day, hords of people would be crawling around the place. The place was enormous, and built around 1000 years ago. Yet it all looked like brand new, and like something out of a picture book or fairy tale.....amazing. I'm going to check it out on Wikipedia when I get a chance to find out more about it. We found our way back to the hotel in Nimes fairly well and are now here in the comfort of the hotel lobby, enjoying dry surroundings and a glass of Cointreau, watching endless news coverage of the French presidential election which will be held Sunday. More photos later......