Thursday, July 20, 2017

For year’s we’ve wanted to see the Pont du Gard, and today we did! 

Built 2000 years ago by the Romans to move millions of gallons water per day from a natural spring near Uzes to the town of Nimes, the aquaduct was an incredible feat of engineering.  The Coliseum in Rome is the only taller structure that the Romans built.  Before you actually seen the aquaduct, you watch a film and tour a museum that really give you a good perspective on both the role that water played in Roman society and how the structure was built.  It really is amazing.

After completing our tour of the Pont du Gard, we drove just 13 km to the town of Uzes where we had lunch, an ice cream, and a little shopping.  

Today was our first day of rain since we’ve been in France.  Our activities weren’t impacted at all, and it was certainly a welcome relief from the heat.

For dinner we went to the Sanglier Parreseux in Caseneuve.   Incredible dinner with an incredible view.