Carcasonne:
This is an amazing Medieval town perched on a hill in the Provence area of France. Huge walled city, what a place for hide and seek! People still living there, hotels inside the walls very touristy in spots and had the worst coffee I have ever tasted..... But a beautiful place to experience.
MIllau Viaduct:
It just so happened I had seen this building being built on Mega-structures on Sky earlier this year, and while we were with the Pearsons, they mentioned about this massive bridge, and I said I think I saw something about it being built. It has the tallest pylons in the world, and they had to invent ways of building this, as there was such a long span over the valley below, it is over 2.4km's long, 750m high. The pictures don't really give you the scale of its size. Awesome.
Pont du Gard:
This was built by the Romans in 35AD to 52 AD by 1000 men. It was the main water viaduct they built to get spring fed water to all the towns and cities around the area, especially to Nimes, a large city founded by Augustus Caesar. An amazing feat in anyones day, especially back then, even more amazing to see it standing today.
NImes:
This is where the Romans built a 24,000 seat Colosseum, where they did the Gladiator thing and it is still used today for bullfights. Its a charming place, with lots of old buildings, and some great Architecture especially one or two churches.
Nearly finished our European tour!
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