July 18, 2006


  • Rome en France
    Roma in France


    English version after the French texts .


        La Provence ( France du Sud Est ) a été pendant six siècles une province de l ' Empire romain , de 120 avant JC jusqu ' à 500 ap JC . . Chaque ville de Provence possède des monuments venant de cette époque et fort bien conservés . L 'influence grecque dans leur architecture est évidente . Quand on se trouve devant ces nombreuses constructions , on réalise tout à fait bien l ' importance de la civilisation gréco -latine dans la formation de la culture française .


           Provence ( Southern France ) has been during 6 centuries a province of the Roman Empire , from 120 BD to 500 AD . Every town in Provence owns monuments coming from this time and are very well preserved . The greek influence in this architecture is obvious . When we stand in front of those numerous buildings , we realize well how important the Greco - Latine civilization has been for the formation of the French culture .



    Arènes ( amphitheatre ) of Nîmes  Photo M. Fauquet June 06



    Arènes de Nîmes  inside  Photo M . Fauquet June 06


        Les arènes de Nîmes . Dans ces arènes se déroulaient des courses de chars , de chevaux , des combats de gladiateurs . Elles sont toujours utilisées de nos jours pour les courses de taureaux et les corridas . Il y a les même arènes à Arles , ville voisine . Quand nous avons visité la température était de 38 ° . On comprend que les romains tendaient un voile tout autour pour protéger les spectateurs du soleil .


       The amphitheatre of Nïmes . Into this amphitheatre took place horse races , car races and also fights of gladiators . They still are used nowadays for bull races and corridas . The nearby town Arles owns the same . When we visited it was 38 ° C . We understood why the Romans put a veil to protect the spectators from the sun .



    Maison Carrée ( Square house ) Nîmes Photo M. Fauquet June 06


        La Maisons carrée de Nîmes était un temple dédié au culte de l ' empereur . Ceci fait penser que le christianisme remplaça progressivement les anciennes religions de l ' antiquité . Et le Judeo - Christianisme est aussi une des sources de la culture française . 


       The Maison carrée ( square house ) in Nîmes was a temple for the imperor worship . This makes us think of the Christianism that took progressively the place of the ancient religions of the Antiquity . And Judeo - Chistianity is also one of the sources of the French culture


     



    Le Pont du Gard ( Gard Bridge )  Photo M. Fauquet June 2006


        Le Pont du Gard ( près d e Nîmes ) Il s ' agit en fait d ' un aqueduc conduisant l ' eau des montagnes jusqu ' à Nîmes . La Provence est une région sèche et les Romains consommaient beaucoup d ' eau dans leur thermes . Devant ce pont à étages , comme devant les autres monuments on s ' extasie devant la capacité des architectes de l ' époque et on pense aussi à la dureté du travail
       
    The Pont du Gard ( Gard Bridge ) near Nîmes . It is an aqueduct leading the water from the mountains to Nîmes . Provence is a dry area and Romans needed much water for their public baths ( thermaes ) . In front of this bridges with several levels , and as well in front of the other monuments we are amazed by the ability of the architects of this period and we guess the hardness of the task for the workers .


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       Bien sûr je pourrais vous montrer d ' autres monuments dans d ' autres villes de Provence mais j ' ai choisi de montrer quelques uns d ' une seule ville . Vous pouvez ainsi imaginer par vous même l ' importance des traces de la civilisation romaine dans cette région de France .
      Of course I would be able to show other monuments from other towns in Provence but I chose some of only one town . So you can imagine the importance of the traces of the Roman civilization in this area of France
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Comments (93)

  • you travel to the most beautiful places!

  • a beautiful sight Michel thanks for bringing it to us...

  • Indeed.. those are great architectural monuments. I am an architecture student - weve studied a lot of these buildings that youve mentioned. I wish I could visit some of them. Thanks for sharing them with us my friend.

    Take Care,

    Renny

  • They have probably been the source of art inspiration too. Thanks so much for the card.

  • Ah, these were wonderful, thank you for sharing them, Michel. We have been very impressed by the ancient architecture in France also. It's why we will be going back...NEXT WEEK! (Can you tell I am getting excited about our trip?)

  • We owe a lot to the Romans - they built great roads for a start.

    Great to see this part of France.

  • les photos sont tres belles :D !!

    Ann

  • Lovely photos! I miss that place so much.

  • those are fantastic pictures. i just want to go where you go! wow.

  • I hadn't realized how much of an influance the Romans had on France but I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. 

    Thank you for the card that you sent.  I love to see the places that you visit and you always include such kind words. 

  • je ne savais pas !!!merci....

    bisous

    Mimi

  • This is an amazing history lesson. Thank you so much for sharing your outing with us. In doing research onto my family history, I found several people from France. I believe it was my 3great grandfather Felix LaPlant came from France to settle in Quebec, Canada way back in the early times. I would have to check again to make sure of the dates.

  • That's very interesting.  I didn't realize that there was so much of this sort of influence in France.  It's also interesting that they still use these old structures for things.  It's sad that in America a lot of Americans think it's ok to tear down the old to build something new.  I feel like we lose our sense of national history when we do things like that.  It's very upsetting for me.

    <3,

    Aubrey

  • Thanks for sharing. I never knew about most of these monuments.

  • Ah merci.  I have learned much today...Beautiful architecture that has withstood the centuries.  Just to think it was there so long ago and perhaps my ancestors had witnessed this beauty.

    Thanks again for sharing.

    Amitie(did I spell that correctly?)

    Francoise.

  • I have never been to Italy, but these pictures look like I imagined it to be.  And then to find out it is France!!!  Amazing.  You have taught me a great history lesson.  The amphiteater of Nimes  looks like what I imagined the Roman Colisseum to look like.  It is wonderful to see these beautiful places preserved.  Americans like to tear things down!!

  • ROME!

    Ahhh, excellent post. And ironic since I'm starting to get so excited about my medieval activities again and yours is the first post I read and you've written about this.

    It's fate.

    Thank you for always always always being inspiring to me....

  • I love when you share your travels Michel, I feel as though I was there with you.  Amazing the hard back breaking work and beauty that went into those buildings.  Very beautiful.  They have withstood the time of age to last and be seen by many eye's today.  I love the bridge.  The third picture reminds me of the place our past president Lincoln rest wonder if that is where they got the design from?  Very much alike.  How is your garden doing?  I was going to do some pot planting mostly tomatoes but time got away from me.  Maybe I'll remember next year.  One year I grew several tomatoes plants in buckets.  Shirley

  • glorious pictures..i thought for sure they were in greece!

  • wow.  so very beautiful.  Arènes de Nîmes reminds me of the colosseum in Rome.

  • Thanks to you and Janine I have a lovely postcard that I can frame for a picture/painting of delight.  The colors are magnificent.  Is that lavendar that casts such a lovely glow? What a marvelous place to visit...thank you both Nancy & Bruce

  • wow! these are so interesting

    it would take me a full decade to discover all of france

    thanks for sharing :)

  • I love your posts.

    I can't imagine being in the ampitheaters before they had railings. Can you imagine the fall and the bouncing down the steps?

  • I had no idea these Roman influenced structures were in France! How interesting it would have been for you to have seen these on your visit to Provence, Michel. Just imagining ancient sporting events and entertainment would have given the area a real atmosphere. The monuments certainly do look in great condition! Thanks for sharing the photos and your visit to Provence! Thanks also for the lovely postcard.  

  • Those are beautiful stuctures. When I was in Germany, I saw a place where the Romans marched through. It was very historic for me.

  • En réalité, la civilisation greco-latine a donné l'influence à la civilisation mondiale dans laquelle nous habitons.

  • wow! lovely photos. I always see Gard Bridge and wonder what it was called or where it is in France and now I know!

  • Nice photos. It must be amazing to see all that in person.

  • I did not realise what the Romans left behind in France. Thank you for showing us the wonderful buildings that they left in Nimes. Of course here in England they left is Hadrians Wall.

    St John said the same thing as you about Dingle/St Valery. They are very similar but St Valery has the edge with that great restaurant that we went too .

    The Tour of France goes into the Alps now its great to see the race so open this year

  • those are wonderful.. but 38 degrees is so hot.. right now were at around 35 annd i cant even stay out for more than 4 hours...

  • Cher Michel,

    Quel photos! C'est des views merveilleuses! (Comment dit "views" en francais?) Merci pour mes vacances visuelle!
    J'ai deja vu le filme, Cache. Est-ce-qut tu l'as vu? Qu'est-ce que tu penses?
    Tu me manques!

    Amities,
    Clementine

  • Amazing guys the romains. The first thing they build were roads and water ways and wines.
    They needed roads to go ,water to wash and wine to drink. Amazing.
    I wonder if the French did win some soccer games them.
    La provincia was a very important place for the Romains and they considered it more of like part of own country then as a conquered country...I think.
    it must have been very hot to visit this places.

    Amitié

    Carlo

  • Although I knew that the Romans occupied what they called Gaul, I never considered that they would have built all of these structures.  That was lazy thinking on my part, since I am aware of Roman ruins in England.  They brought their civilization with them when they conquered lands.  Then so much was lost during the centuries after the fall of the Roman empire.  Your vacation must have been very fascinating. 

    Carol

  • That is so cool I have always wanted to travel.

  • Malheureusement, j'ai visité Provence seulement une fois, et j'ai seulement visité à Avignon et Arles.  J'espère voir le Pont du Gard un jour avec mes propres yeux.

    mike

  • Hi Michel:  The pic of Shirley at the castle is not me.  It is Shirley..Alan's wife my friends in England whom I hope to visit next year.  It is confusing having a friend with the same name I have but it's an honor to be mistaken for her, she is a very warm and loving person.  The profile pic is me..Tooty made it and sent it to me., she made me a banner and back ground if I can figure out how to put it on my site I will say "Hee Haw"  I am not good with codes so we will see what happens.  Shirley

  • l'aqueduc est tres cool la :D

  • Je parle français un petit peu

  • Great pictures!  You have seen many wonderful things, Michel!  Our power was restored today.  We are now back in "normal" mode. - Rachel

  • The Romans have left many structures, roads, walls and of course THE Hadrian's Wall in England too. Their influnece has withstood the ravages of time - will the building being erected now last as long ???? I think not ! I am looking at the card to sent of - of the Pont Du Gard as I write this Marie

  • How beautiful!  And how unusual that they are amongst modern structures as well!  I'd love to see these places!  Thanks for sharing.

  • Bien que j'ai beaucoup visité la Provence, je n'ai jamais vu Nimes: chaque fois qu'on a essayé de la visiter (on voyageait en camping-car ou avec caravan) on s'est perdu dans une marée de panneaux de signalisation avec des sigles incompréhensibles que nous faisaient tourner en rond jusqu'à nous emmener au delà de la ville.. C'est dommage!!! La dernière tentative a été faite il y a quelques ans, avec un paysan du lieu, auquel on avait demandé la direction pour la mer (c'était pour nous nous orienter), et qui nous a répondu: "Sais pas moi, si je veux aller à la mer je prend le bus!".  Dès lors on n'a plus eu l'occasion de passer par Nimes, merci à toi maintenant je sais ce que j'ai perdu! Il faudra se refaire au plus tôt (Arles aussi est très belle avec son amphithéâtre majestueux).
    Ciao, merci pour tes belles photos et pour la révision d'histoire gratis!

  • im going to be visiting france for a school trip next febuary, hopefully i can see some myself!

  • Fantastic!  You must have marveled at the architecture and how much still remains!  Thank you for sharing thes pictures!

  • I always love your pictures.  Roman architecture is so amazing, and your photos certainly capture their magic.

  • J'aime Nimes!! J'étais là quand j'étudiait en France. Ma meilleure amie, Kaitlin, m'a visité, et nous avons voyagé à Paris, Nimes, et Besançon. Je suis très content à voir ces photos parce que ces sont presques exactements les mêmes que les photos que j'ai pris! Les arènes de Nimes sont plus manifiques que les arènes de Rome aussi, je pense.

  • I didn't know you had so much cool Roman stuff in France.

  • OOOH I have been there!!! Finally someplace I have been in France..I long to go..my friend..well..now he says perhaps 2008..he has... how shall I say...now given me almost too much information...laugh..2008 is sounding better if I go there..then he said he would perfer I go there 3 weeks then he accompany me back here...( I invited him of course but wow that is one long trip with a person I have not seen in many moons:):) He also said something about teeth loose in their sockets..eeps..I might have done best Not to know such things...what prude I realized as my shadow leapt up at his words and shocked me! I love Nimmes..seems like that is Why I felt I had been to Greece  before..and there is an Aquaduct in Huasca, Mexico....in the middle of central mountains hardly even a town...but it has a mini on just like that...Love your photos...You inspire me to travel...to France..laugh...You are a delight* ((Wings))

  • Hi Michel:  There is music on my site???  I don't have my speakers connected.  I will have to remove that part.  Tooty sent me the banner and back ground with code's and how to install them so I did having little faith I could do it.  I have trouble with Tooty's site down loading I believe it's the animation links this is one reason I remove all picture's from past blog's when I add a new blog because they slow things down.  I'll have to check on why those 6 pic's are not showing.  Shirley

  • Yet another tag. Tag everyone who has commented on this post.
    -----
    1. I'll respond with something random about you--You make everyone feel welcome.
    2. I'll challenge you to try something--Write about the funnys moment in your life. .
    3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you--green
    4. I'll tell you something I like about you--You love life 
    5. I'll tell you my clearest memory of you--You were talking about your grandchildren.
    6.I'll tell you what animal you remind me of--fox (wise) 
    7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you-- Have you ever been to America?

  • I've always found the Greek-Roman architecture to be fascinating, and I must visit these structures in person one day. Thank you for sharing these amazing pictures with us!

    Have a wonderful evening, Michel!

  • WOW wonderful story.
    Thank you Michel for telling about this. Really beautiful.

    Europe has a lot of nice old stuff with incredible stories. U.S. does not have so much.

    I hope you are well Michel.
    (((hugs))) to you and Janine
    ~Rosemary

  • Creo que la mariquita se llama "cocinelle" in frances, no?

  • Ha ha! A fender bender is a minor traffic accident. Someone hit my car from behind. No major damage, just bent fenders.
    What a treasure these monuments are! I have always found it amazing that they survive the wars that we inflict.

  • Trés amusant, merci!

  • Great photos and I think about when we travelled through France 21 years ago we missed Provence!!! When we return in 2008 Provence is top of the list. Thanks for sharing

  • I stumbled upon your site and enjoyed my visit! What beautiful pictures. Thanks!

  • Welcome back to Xanga, Michel! I missed reading your posts while you were away. I enjoyed reading this post, as well as the one before. Before reading this, I did not know that Provence had some Greek influence. Thank you for enlightening me. I hope to travel to Europe one day and visit these beautiful sites. God bless!

  • Your pictures are gorgeous!

  • Your photographs are marvellous!  One of the things I love about Europe is the sense of history there, just like you've shown us here. 

  • I can not imagine building any of these! What we build now certainly won't last as long.

  • I agree with your other visitors very nice pictures and thanks for explaining them very nice. Have a super weekend.

  • All those structures are amazing.  It is hard to believe that there were such wonders so long ago.  Thanks for these photos.  Take care.

  • I love visiting here it is like having a history lesson which is one of my uni subjects history from 1765-1820 it will cover the french revolution etc. Thanks for visiting Take care Angela

  • Yes, we had our several-hour-long vacance-en-France cette matin, comme toujours!  In front of the television set, on the couch.  Et temoignons (c'est correct?) le "time trial" et Landis est encore en jaune!  C'est pas le Tour de France uselle cette annee!  Demain, Paris et le Champs Elysee, et probablement Landis le championnat.  Et, devant ca, l'interessant "vigil" avec le "hip replacement" de Landis et le "comeback" pour l'annee prochaine, si c'est possible!  Un interessant histoire du futur.

  • It amazes me that you have such antiquity there!!  I know that we have antiquity here in America but very few structures such as indigenous mounds which have all but disappeared.  I want to go to France!!

    Thank you for the compliments on my work, Michel.  It's good to be back.

    Hugs,

    Lisa

  • WOW!  I never realized that France had such architecture and archeological sites. You always think about Italy!  Thank you for opening my eyes!

  • Dear Michel...Ah you have done miscroscopy work too* I did some as a student as well..lovely things..cell structures..even some diseased ..unhealthy cells are incredibly lovely..yes like stained glass windows...

    My friend in Cleder/ Carhaix..ah well I know him (ever better ( laugh) the more we correspond) ..We met.. I may have told you this..in a storm on the boat train from London to Paris..The storm tossed him literally into me..He was on his way home for a visit to Brest  ( taught French / Yeats / Shaw ) at the University of Dublin..We became friends riding out the storm together and it seems he had never been to Paris before more than to pass through...so I offered to give him a tour ( how rash of an American yes;) well..We did the tourist thing ..The Louvre..Notra Dame ...Left Bank..Booksellers and all delightful things one can do there..He grew up in a seminary..so he especially like La Sacre Couer ( hope I spelled heart correctly eeps) It's White Beauty overlooking Monmarte..He was less interested in the Museums but we actually found* the Musee de Roudin as we walked the endless miles of The City of Light..In fact I think he avoids cities..( Dublin not withstanding) ..so yes he has had a few family problems in the last few years..both parents and his sister both  died..with in three years..his brother in law and he are in a legal battle..over land..and then his slow confession that he not only has limited funds..( which I supected but should not matter) but led even more the life of a strangely solitary man than I knew..he revealed he needs funds from the lands.currently in litigation ..to put in some essentials in the kitchen of the house he inherited..perhaps other essentials regarding the bath ..I am not sure..one letter is happy and please come soon the next he sounds fearful I might ever visit..I believe I understand the flip flop..he is a rather anxious sort of peronality..and has lived life uncomfortably with other people I think..He never married ...It might be a bit overwhelming to suddenly ask me to stay in his home..Slowly he comes to things..( like the Lourvre:) once in side he was fine...but I almost had to drag him in..Shy ...sweet and kind...and as we all are I think ...more than a bit neurotic::smiles::.....I hope he gets enough money to make himself feel good about himself...again..and ( well if it were me I would just move into the Tower with the books and archives) but he seems set on restoring his families home..and cannot do both..It is interesting you ask if I know him well..for in someways I think* I know him very well..so well I wish he could hear that I am not going to show up on his doorstep...ha! I have already descided a quaint hotel is where I think we would both be most comfortable with me staying*..and I can visit from there..growing up in a seminary seemed ( acccording to him a few years ago) to have sheltered him too much in some ways..You are a kind a wise man..we can both read between his lines yes?:) If I go ( whenever it is) he will remain assured of his privacy and me of mine* I just miss France so much..I come here and visit it though your site..Thank You* ((Wings))

  • J'ai passé une semaine en Provence en 1995. Je logeais entre Arles et St-Rémi, non loin des Baux-de-Provence. J'ai eu l'occasion de constater moi aussi l'immense héritage culturel et architectural laissé par les Romains dans cette région, un héritage dont j'étais loin de soupçonner l'étendue. Nîmes bien sûr, que j'ai beaucoup aimé comme ville, mais aussi Arles, Avignon, le pont du Gard, et aussi le magnifique théâtre d'Orange, ainsi que Glanum près de St-Rémi et de la forteresse des Baux, parmi tant d'autres.

    Je rêvais de la Provence depuis que j'avais vu à la télé il y a bien longtemps ce touchant film de Fernandel où, en tant qu'homme de main d'une ferme du Roussillon, il avait été contraint, la mort dans l'âme, de reconduire à pied une jument qu'il adorait vers Arles où elle devait servir de monture pour les corridas, et où Fernandel l'avait plutôt libérée dans les plaines de la Camargue. Un jour j'étais allé faire un tour en voiture à Roussillon et je me suis rendu compte en regardant ma carte routière que j'avais suivi exactement le même trajet que celui emprunté par Fernandel dans le film. Ça m'avait assez ému. Ce voyage était pour moi comme une sorte de pélerinage, un peu comme ton retour vers ce vin, et les souvenirs qui l'entouraient, et dont tu fais mention dans ton envoi précédent. Il y a comme ça des lieux, des objets, qui charrient dans nos mémoires tellement plus qu'eux-mêmes. J'ai vérifié sur ma carte routière et je suis passé par la N86, donc à un effleurement près de Lédenon.

    J'ai aimé tes photos. C'est comme si j'y étais. Celles que j'avais prises étaient sous-exposées et avec des angles de vue nettement moins réussis.

  • ryc

    The mushroom things as ornamental spires around the main tower.  The inspiration progresses as I get into the work.

    Thanks for your comment.

    john

  • Hi.  I am trying to relocate my xanga friends.  I have not been on the internet in a long time, or xanga.  I use to be kdkountryz, now znewme.  I hope to reunite with all my friends, and will be looking foward to being back in touch.  Hope all is well, and hope to hear from you soon.  You are very interesting, and you live in a very interesting place. 

    Your Friend,

    ~Kim~

  • oh rome is the most beautiful city!! i would love to go there soon.. so how are you?

  • Oh, Michel, thank you for showing us these wonderful pictures. I love Roman history and would love to see these. I do believe I could visit Provence since I am able to go to the UK. So that goes on my "Places to Go" notebook.

    RYC You are wonderful in your responses. I almost think I can hear you!! Yes, I will be careful with the exercises!!!

    Love to you and Janine,

    Bev

  • Je veux bien visiter le sud de la France, et peut-être je vais bientôt.  Alors, le défilé militaire a été formidable, mais je ne peux pas croire que c'etait la première année que vous avez le manqué.  Mais c'est pas grave!  C'est la même chose toutes les années sauf les tanks, j'ai entendu.  Je suis contente que j'aie changée mon cours à la Sorbonne, et j'éspère continuer à progresser.  Il faut que j'écrive et parle plus en français.  Je fait une échange de langue avec un homme français, et il m'a dit que j'ai bien progressé pendant l'été.  Ca me fait plaisir.

    J'ai une questionne...comment fait-on l'accent pour "Ca" comme ça  ççç mais en majiscule?  J'utilise un clavier français.  Merci!

  • What wonderful pictures of France. I am back and refreshed, glad to be back sharing our lives. Judi

  • Peeking in to say Hello!  Once again, Michael, you share some awesome photographs.  Thanks.

  • I hesitated to ask you to answer the challenge I posted on todays blog, but if it doesn't translate well, let me know. I think you will come up with something very clever.

    Please come by and accept my challenge.

  • Wow, I thought I was in Rome. These are great photos.

  • Wonderful post. When I was a child living in Spain one of my school teachers took me to visit some Roman ruins and they impressed me so very much that I can still remember the entire day! Thank you for bringing back wonderful memories.

    Debbie

  • Oui, bravo at Landis et aussi bravo a France pour cette merveilleuse tour annuel quand tout le monde voudrait etre en France.  Meri pour le sentiment aux cyclistes Americains.  Domage, nous n'avons pas de Champagne -- il le faut! -- seulement vin-en-boite et pas tres bon!

  • thanks for voting for my cat! ;)

    I envy you and all the travelling you do!!

  • RYC you made a good point that to have some fat is good. Judi

  • All the pictures are beautiful, but I love the amazing bridge.  Being that old, how safe are all those people walking across?

  • Hi, Michael.

    Your photographs are beautiful!  They are hard for me to even imagine that big buildings, and bridges, etc., like that even exist.  That is all so different than where I come from.  Thanks for sharing.

    I am glad you enjoyed my photographs, of just my back yard, which is full of Gods beauty, and creations, and so many colors.  In answer to your question, yes...when it hasn't rained in a couple of days, I do give my flower gardens some water.  I really take care of them good, and always make sure my flowerbeds are weeded out, and clean.  I love tending to them, and while in the process...I am in my own little world, just enjoying.

    Those pictures you posted...is that home to you?  I mean, is that the kinds of environments or surroundings you are use to?  I am just curious.  It is so interesting.  Can't wait to see more. 

    Thanks for taking the time to come by for a visit, as I see you have so many others that visit your site.  How do you find the time to keep in touch with all?  You are a very interesting man.

    Hope you have had a great day.  Take care, and God Bless.

    Your friend,

    ~Kim~

  • As always, I love seeing your pictures from your travels. France is a wonderful country and I have always enjoyed my trips there. Blessings, kc

  • impressionnantes réalisations de la civilisation romaine
    j'aime beaucoup le pont du Gard et les oliviers qui l'entourent !

    mille merci's pour les bons voeux d'anniversaire
    il y a 2 ans à pareille époque nous étions ensemble à Eguisheim ... :)

    dernièrement suite à un meet-up à Stuttgart nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner à Ribeauvillé
    et ce fut un bonheur
    même que la températures extérieure voisinait les 38 degrés ...

    amitiés et bon été depuis la Suisse
    AM et JU

  • Okay.  I am laughing.  So you said no-way to crocheting?  I probably said that at one time.  I don't like time consuming projects, but as I get older...I have learned that if I want something badly enough, and I don't necessarily have the money to go out and buy...I make it myself, or when I want something done badly enough...I do it myself.  It doesn't mean that I enjoy every time consuming project that I am working on.  Some...I can't wait to start...but can't wait to finish.  Ha!  Ha!  Turns out, I don't mind crocheting.  The results are beautiful!  I think it is one of the easiest things I have experienced.  It is not hard at all.  Some people just don't have the patience for it.  Try to get me to try needle point, or cross-stitching.........I say, "NO-WAY!"

    Your photos sure are interesting.  Do you travel all of the time, or a lot? 

    I really appreciate you taking time to stop by.  For someone as busy as you are, and having so many xanga members visiting your site...it means a lot. 

    Hope you have a great day!  Take care, Michael.

    Your Friend,

    ~Kim~

  • How interesting! Thanks for sharing the history. I saw similar aquaduct structures in Spain when I was there...very anachronisic. I would like to visit Provence some day.

  • yes it's me michel.. don't you remember me? im from dorkawhoretragedy.. :)

  • C'est un endroit divinement magnifique!

  •     I had no idea there was still so much Roman archtecture in France. There's much more than I have read about. And it's still very preserved after thousands of years, which is amazing. The bridge is my favorite, the colors & shapes are wonderful.

  • Haha, the least I can do dear Michel if you are going to read my chapter 5 is to read your post.................

    be right back!

    ***smiles***

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