Southern France & Monaco

MacDonalds in Avignon
MacDonalds is trying out new ordering system.
MacDonalds ordering
The Vatican of the 1300's in Avignon
Between 1309 and 1377, during the Avignon Papacy, seven successive popes resided in Avignon.
Avignon
Decoration in city of Arles
Arles
Picturesques building in Arles
Arles flowered building
Arles Urs Fischer exhibit
Exhibit by Urs Fischer is in the avant guarde art as was that of Van Gough. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles from 1888 to 1889 and produced over 300 paintings and drawings during his time there. If you look at the Last Supper up close there are lots of humorous elements.
Arles Urs Fischer exhibit
Item in Urs Fischer exhibit
You can see how “out of the box” Fischer is. Very interesting exhibit.
Arles Urs Fischer exhibit
Large creative exhibit by Fischer
Arles Urs Fischer exhibit
Three dimensional map of ancient Arles
The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance durig the Roman empire. This map shows one of the large Roman amphitheaters.
Arles
Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre
Built in 90 AD, the amphitheatre was capable of seating over 20,000 spectators, and was built to provide entertainment in the form of chariot races and bloody hand-to-hand battles.
Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre
Spectators today still use the amphitheater.
Arles Amphitheatre
Decoration in Place de la Republique
The historic central square in Arles France is called Place de la Republique. This is the detail on a building there.
Arles Place Republic
Lovely tree lined road in southern france
Aix
Gorges Du Verdon
George relaxes as he enjoys one of the views at the Gorges. The Gorges Du Verdon in south-eastern France is a river canyon that is often considered to be one of Europe's most beautiful.
Gorges Verdun
Gorges Du Verdon scene
Gorges Verdun
Road along Gorges de Verdun
Provence countryside
Roussillon cliffs
Roussillon is famous for the red ochre color of the soil.
Roussillon
Nice little restaurant for lunch
Provence countryside
Village of Roussillon
Even the buildings have a red tint.
Roussillon
Roussillon window decoration
Roussillon
Roussillon veggies
Roussillon veggies
Gordes
Many people live on the hillside in this part of France.
Gordes
Roussillon home
The flowers on buildings were quite common.
Roussillon
Statue honoring Juan Manel Fango, the Grand Prix winner in 1955.
Monaco
Grand Prix race route
We walked the Grand Prix route in Monte Carlo. George in on the curve of the street below.
Monaco
Tunnel before the chicane
George looks at the beginning of the tunnel on the race route.
Monaco
Line marks the beginning/ending of the Grand Prix race route.
Monaco
Monte Carlo Casino
The famous casino can be seen in the mirror. There were Ferraris and Bentleys parked in front of the casino
Monaco
Valentino window display
There were lots of shopping windows with fancy clothes on display.
Monaco
Spectacular necklace near casino
Wow! I wonder how much this necklace costs.
Monaco
Yacht in Monaco harbor
We enjoyed lunch by the harbor with one of the big yachts nearby.
Monaco
View of harbor
It is jam packed with huge yachts on race day.
Monaco
Avignon charging station
This is the way to charge your computer and get some exercise.
Avignon charging station
Train to Paris
We got on the wrong train to Paris. As a result we had to buy another ticket and change trains in downtown Paris to get to Charles DeGaulle airport. What a mix up!
Train Paris