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Another scorcher of a day.
Right out of Arles we cross this funny narrow old bridge over the Rhone
Eric fine tunes our course to find some country roads
We encounter rural traffic only
Solar and wind on this place
We arrive in Nimes at around lunchtime. This is what posh shopping street in smaller-city France looks like at 1pm on Sunday. No 24/7 here!
Soon we see something different peeking through at the end of the street…
Maison Carre, the world’s best-preserved Roman temple. Currently being used to screen a 3D movie about Nimes.
At the bottom of this large park is the ruins of the Temple of Diana, probably actually a library
At the top, the Tour Magnus, and the uneaten lunch cuke makes its first photobomb…
Even without all of the Roman sights, Nimes is a nice town. Here’s a handful of non-roman things seen during our meandering.
Nimes’ Coliseum makes Arles’ look totally amateur, and in fact it’s billed as the best preserved in the world (and second in size to Rome’s)
They also have a large, detailed exhibit about gladiators - basically everything you learned from the movies is wrong.
And bullfighting, which is still a big deal in this part of France and is still done in the coliseum in Nimes every summer
The symbol of Nimes - a crocodile chained to a palm tree - symbols the Roman conquest of Egypt (tuck that away trivia players!)
We choose a place for dinner overlooking the temple, hoping it will be illuminated at sunset. It is not. Perhaps in July…
The host ushers us in
Sorry about the boring dining streak. We’ll try to find something more unique soon, but just salad and pizza for dinner in Nimes…
Something new - local specialty in my salad is bacala. Seems milder and (of course) creamier than Portuguese/Brazilian version.
And pizza – the “Mama” with caramelized onions and lardons (and an unphotogenic Marghertia for E)
Alley dining entertainment - trying to squeeze the delivery truck by
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