The French seem to be pretty laid back, that is until the train gets too crowded. After a 7:14am. train ride to Arles, France this morning we returned on the 7:26pm. The train was coming from a long distance and when we boarded many more people boarded than seats were available. We were packed into …
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Poor Little Arena: Another great haircut
Les Arenes in Nimes is a well conserved remnant of the Roman Empire, built in 1st century A.D. Initially, it is believed to have held 24,000 spectators. Currently it is used for cultural events and a site tourists pay to see. This morning we paid a visit. As has become habitual we were astonished …
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Nimes, Near Perfect Vacation City?
Nimes, France is filled with interesting places to go, pretty, vibrant, friendly and compact. On top of that we are in an ideal location. We are in a maze of streets interspersed with homes and businesses, but not a lot of auto traffic. Many of the streets surrounding us are pedestrian only because …
Southern France – Nimes: Warmth, Air BnB escapades, travel
Yesterday we left Lille by rail. We had an 11am checkout and a 5pm train. We had found we can use Uber in France and not having to rely on taxis made things easier and cheaper. We Ubered our big old packs to the rail station and easily found a baggage storage locker. That gave us almost five hours …
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Weird And Wonderful Bruges: A fine day in France and Belgium.
We walked to a train station yesterday morning in order to follow up on Alex' advice to go to Bruges. I struggled to get our bus tickets loaded on to my phone before the bus left, even though I gave myself 30 minutes. More evidence of my tech deficiency. The ride was green and pretty, like all of …
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