France 2008

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Part 3

		Thursday was market day again, so we looked around the town in the morning. *
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		It was very peaceful by the river. *
		After some lunch, we set off for one of Lynn's favourite places, Pont du Gard. †
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		Medieval stone masons would visit Pont du Gard to learn about its construction, and would carve their initials into the stones. †
		There were canoes in the river. *
		This old mill just downstream from the bridge was an attractive building ... †
		and we found it had a good terrace on which to have a beer. *
		Friday was our last day in L'Isle, and we set off on quite a long journey to the Camargue. We had hoped to photograph some flamingoes, but we could not find any so instead we went to the seaside town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. It had attractive lights along the seafront boardwalk ... *
		but it was very busy and crowded because of a bullfight festival. *
		We we went on to Arles, where we looked at the Roman arena ... *
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		and the carving above the cathedral doorway. *
		We went down to Les Alyscamps, a mausoleum established just outside the walls of the Roman town. *
		It was very peaceful ... *
		with rows of sarcophagi. †
		In the evening, our apartment owner came around to refund our security deposit. We asked if he could recommend a restaurant for our last night in town, and he made a booking for us at Le Jardin du Quai, near the train station. There was no menu provided, but we had a delightful set meal. *

On Saturday morning, we set off for Moustiers-Ste-Marie.