There is a section of Nimes, France that has many street art murals. It is just above the old town section where we are staying. They title it "Expo de Ouf, Carte des Fresques. I translated it to Crazy Exhibition, Map of the Frescoes. Murals, as those of you have read some of these blogs are aware, …
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It’s All About the Food: Churches
It's nice to have time on your hands. We went food shopping this morning. We didn't have a list, and we didn't go to a supermarket. We started at a small Lebanese Market, went to the butcher, on to a little grocery store we know carries good inexpensive wines and ended up at the chocolatier. All of …
The House of Olivier Jullian
Since 1990 the house at the corner of Bec-de-Leevre, Benoit Maison and Hotel -Dieu in Nimes France has had its walls decorated with repurposed scraps of tile, bike parts, dishes, construction refuse and more that is imbedded encrusted into the walls. We saw a picture of a piece of one of the walls. …
Arles’ Fantastic Farmer’s Market: A museum, a march, Francis Berthault and the train
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 …
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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