The Roman bridge of Vaison la Romaine

I had one thing left this vacation. One thing I'd wanted to do from the start: Have a little photoshoot of the Roman bridge, trying to get Mont Ventoux in the background. Tonight's the last night here so it's now or never...

I walked up getting my bearings first.

Hello people.

I found a way down through the bushes that got me on to the river bed. Cool. It felt kinda funny because in 1992 it looked like this:

Yeah, quite different...

This is the first house next to the bridge.

I walked closer.

Both sides had these holes in them. I have no clue what they are/were for...

So there it is, the money shot ;-) The Roman bridge of Vaison la Romaine with Mont Ventoux visible in the background.

OK, once more ;-)

Walking back I heard lots of frogs. I looked and I found. Couldn't stay too long though coz the smell was real bad...

And finally I walked back to the camping, leaving beautiful Vaison la Romaine behind me. What a joy this little town has given me... A pearl of France this is. Farewell now.

Back at the camping we were going to try the wifi and cold drinks one last time. Then it's back to the cabin and hopefully have a great sleep so we can drive home safely tomorrow.

Bastille Day

Tonight I walked up to the medieval part of Vaison to watch the fireworks from there. The old castle looked beautiful in the sunset.

The medieval part of Vaison. This view truly never gets boring!

Down at the Italian restaurant it was still busy. I don't think it's ever quiet here during summer.

The main gate.

Soon after 10PM the fireworks started.

I love how the fireworks lit up the city.

Leaving the medieval part through the main gate once more. It's a great sight changing with the time of day.

Orange / The doors

Today we took a little drive to the city of Orange. The Romans build things there as well which made it interesting for me. Unfortunately we got there around 1PM and shops were closed until 3PM which made town a little boring for the others... We did go on a little ride up the hill above town which was fun though.

First though, we checked out the big arch that the Romans build.

The triumphal arch of Orange. Pretty cool building. Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_Arch_of_Orange.

Quite detailed building.

Oak leaves. Each one different. Hand made. Amazing. Some Roman has been carving hard...

In Orange it was a tad live-less because the shops were closed and town was empty. We went on a ride that took us through town and up the hill.

From the hill top we could see the Roman theatre.

Close-up.

We could also see Mont Ventoux in the distance.

Town of Orange.

Statue of Raimbaud II. He was a crusader from Orange and went to Palestine where he remained and died around 1121.

In the evening Simone and I went for a walk through the medieval part of Vaison, just because it's so beautiful there and I really wanted her to see it :-)

Doors can be so fascinating for some reason.

Lovely I think.

I love how the wood has caved in a bit. Still, the inside is totally straight and so is the wall so I reckon it's been like this for ages.

On this door was a photo of the door from a while ago. I don't know the exact date.

Look who's hiding! ;-)

Meditating.

Lantern.