Friday, April 15 was a very long day, but well worth it. Jim had expressed the desire to go back to Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct. Betsy had never been and Jacques hadn’t been since he was a child. We were determined to make it happen, but it was going to require a car. We left the hotel at 7:15 to get to our meeting place near their apartment. We then walked to the shuttle that would take us to the airport, where the rental car was. I don’t know what Betsy said to the woman at the counter, but she upgraded us to a very nice car with an automatic. We drove to PdG and it was as impressive as I remembered. We also saw a cave type overhang that people used for shelter thousands of years ago.

We then drove to Uzés, where Betsy and Jacques lived for a short time. It’s a charming town and we had a delicious lunch in an beautiful square. They showed us around town and then it was time to go to our third stop of the day.

Nîmes, stop #3, uses the ancient the Roman arena for bull fights and more. We went in and all agreed that is more impressive from the outside.

We then walked to La Maison Carrée, a Roman Temple. We had a drink in the shadow of the temple while watching little kids play soccer.

By the time we got back to the airport to return the car, got the shuttle bus back to town and walked back to the hotel it was 11:00p.m.