Day 1: Pont au Gard and Avginon
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| Pont au Gard |
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| Palais de Pape |
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| View from Avignon Bridge |
So it's been a while. I know excuses are the worse, but these past few weeks have been busy full with school and study abroad in general. I've gone several weekend trips, with and without my program, which have all been growing experiences. One trip that I took in the beginning of October with my program was to Provence, a region near southern France (I know, this post is way overdue).
The first stop that we took on the first day was to the Pont au Gard, which was magnificent and beautiful against the setting of the countryside. After the Pont au Gard, we visited the
Palais de Pope, which is a gothic building in Avignon and was once home to the pop during the medieval period. One of my favorite parts about Avignon was the Avignon bridge, had a beautiful view of the river, where you could get lost looking at the sun starts setting (or maybe that was just me).
Day 2: Arles and Château de Tarascon
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| Arles Amphitheatre |
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| Arles Amphitheatre |
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| Arles Amphitheatre |
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| Top of Château de Tarascon |
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| Top of Château de Tarascon |
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| Caves in Beaux-de-Provence |
The next day was a little less than pleasant. Provence is known for it's sunshine and beautiful weather, however, we happened to run into a full-day rain shower that occurs very few times during the season. Despite the rain, we visited Arles Amphitheatre, an old Roman amphitheatre. One of my favorite parts of the
Arles amphitheatre was walking on top of the amphitheatre, whether or not it was allowed.
One of my favorite parts of the whole trip was the next stop, the medieval castle
Château de Tarascon. My favorite part of the castle was the roof, where we had a view of the whole area and even a view of another castle in the distance. After the castle, we visited some man-made c
aves in Beaux-de-Provence, which displayed light shows and moving photography across all the walls.
Day 3: Aix-en-Provence
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| Church in Aix-en-Provence |
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| Streets of Aix-en-Provence |
The last day in Provence was in Aix-en-Provence, which was a nice turn-around from the day before in terms of the weather. We got a tour of the city and had time to walk around the city on our own. The city had a different look than Grenoble that resembled southern France, which was interesting to explore.
The whole trip was a bit of an experience, both in the rain and shine. As much as I like Grenoble, it was refreshing to see a different piece of France and French history. As cheesy as it may sound, I left thinking that Provence stole just a little bit of my heart that weekend.
