Well we woke early again to some drizzle and after a shit night. People tend to leave the windows (and doors) open here so we did too and we have discovered that is because if it is warm you need to air the places out because of the smell. They have this strange lingering stuffy bad smell. But in doing this it lets all the bugs, flies, mosquito’s, etc. in so we spent the first ½ hour in bed slamming mosquito’s with our thongs before we could get to sleep. I reckon I lost count at about 20. This has not been our finest pick. The area isn’t bad although we still think we’ve chosen a little too far from some main cities and our opinion is probably a little tainted due to the fact that neither of us is feeling 100% but we are not letting it beat us. Having said that we have decided to leave here on Wednesday instead of Thursday!!
Anyway back to today, we headed off to Montpellier to have a look around which was about an hour and a quarter away. Initial thoughts weren’t great but after getting a bit lost with their one way streets and not being able to see signs clearly when someone is up your clacker, we stumbled across the historical centre which was lovely. We parked the car and walked straight up to the Royale Du Peyrou which provides the setting for the statue of Louis the 14th, and also the Arc de Triomphe and Saint-Clement aqueduct. We then found a little café off one of the side streets so stopped for a coffee before continuing down into the town. The weather improved with each hour as the day progressed but it was quite humid. We wandered around the town for a bit more and then headed back to the café we found earlier for some lunch, quiche and salad, very nice.
Kim found a brochure in the tourist info office for an Abbey so we decided to detour to see that on the way home. It was the Abbaye de Valmagne in Villeveyrac and made for a nice break in the day. It didn’t take long for us to have a look around and we were soon on our way again. Arrived back home at 5:15 in what became a lovely sunny 29 to relax again before the next big day….won’t be opening any bloody doors or windows tonight…..au revoir.
Had missed reading the blog for a few days but have just had a few laughs while catching up. Great way to start my Monday morning in gloomy old Sydney!!
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If I might make a suggestion ladies. The Roman amphitheater in Nimes is worth a look, as is the Pont du Gard aquaduct nearby. Just thought I'd mention it as you are so close to both. Loving reading the blog - pity about the mozzies :-)
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