First photo is from Arles, where Van Gogh painted some of his most famous paintings before being driven crazy by the wind and cutting off his ear! They have easels around the town to show where he painted each scene, and in the case of the garden it has been kept in exactly the same state it was when it was painted.
Now we are off to the Pont du Gard! It has stood for nearly 2000 years and was part of Roman aqueduct that brought water to Nimes. It is the second tallest roman ruin around (the Colosseum is 6 feet taller) and it is a pretty amazing piece of engineering. We spent a long and lazy day there getting sunburnt and climbing all up and around it.
Next we have Nice and it's beautiful water. Photos can't do it justice, the water is so brilliant and clear. Shame about all the rocks!
Manarola is next, one of the Cinque Terre (five fishing villages I mention earlier). Once again the water is so clear, but a little less clean than in Nice. It was a little too cold for swimming but it was so tempting at times!
Finally, a snap from our balcony in Manarola.... 'nuff said!
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