On Wednesday we went to St-Remy-de-Provence. Luckily the markets were on that day. It was just Mum, Dad and I because Sean was on a handball tour with the school that day. We walked through the markets and admired all the things that were on sale. The markets here have a huge selection. There were so many cheeses, and so many tasting platters. I could have eaten all of it!
We started heading towards the centre of the town, still walking through the markets. As we walked I saw the biggest dog ever! It looked more like a horse than a dog! It was reaching lunch time and we bought some chunks of cheese, bread and freshly cut pineapple for dessert. We sat on some steps and watched all of the markets pack their stalls away.
Yesterday we went to Arles with Tahlia, an Australian friend and our family. They were having a special Easter festival called "Feria Toro", which celebrates the history of bull fighting in the city. The markets were going in Arles, too so we walked through the stalls and as you can imagine all the stalls were selling EVERYTHING to do with the bulls. We all bought a traditional scarf with a bull on it as a souvenir, because the traditional outfit to watch a bullfight is all white and a red scarf. We kept walking around the markets and I stopped at a news agency and bought some postcards with pictures of bulls in different poses. Here is a photo of them.
We then walked through the town of St. Remy looking at the beautiful old buildings, homes and fountains. This is Mum and I sitting at the Fountain of Nostradamus. He lived in St Remy.
We drove a few kilometres out of the town to an ancient roman site called Glanum. The first inhabitants settled here over 2800 years ago. The ruins are in amazingly good condition, and we could clearly see the way in which the families lived all those years ago. There was even a gymnasium and a pool that you could see.
We drove a few kilometres out of the town to an ancient roman site called Glanum. The first inhabitants settled here over 2800 years ago. The ruins are in amazingly good condition, and we could clearly see the way in which the families lived all those years ago. There was even a gymnasium and a pool that you could see. 
Yesterday we went to Arles with Tahlia, an Australian friend and our family. They were having a special Easter festival called "Feria Toro", which celebrates the history of bull fighting in the city. The markets were going in Arles, too so we walked through the stalls and as you can imagine all the stalls were selling EVERYTHING to do with the bulls. We all bought a traditional scarf with a bull on it as a souvenir, because the traditional outfit to watch a bullfight is all white and a red scarf. We kept walking around the markets and I stopped at a news agency and bought some postcards with pictures of bulls in different poses. Here is a photo of them.
In the early evening we headed to Arles' Place du Forum which is an area in the old city with so many restaurants and cafes. All the restaurants were cooking Paella in the most giant bowls ever! A paella is a rice curry with lots of chicken, seafood and vegetables added. They also had tents put up in front of their restaurants and tables set up inside the tents. There were probably 20 stalls selling paellas! We walked along the street and enjoyed the smell of paellas wafting to our noses. We couldn't resist these smells and sat down to enjoy a large bowl of it.
We saw some ruins called the Theatre Antique. It was once a fortress, later its stones were used for other buildings. There are two remaining columns, they are called the "Two Widows". We gazed at the ruins through the fence. We kept walking to "Les Arenes". Les Arenes is a Colossium-like stadium and one of the best preserved Roman monuments in the town. We explored the stadium.
As we left Arles that evening, the party was on for 5 days, with street bands and performers entertaining the crowds. It was a great day!
Au Revoir!
As we left Arles that evening, the party was on for 5 days, with street bands and performers entertaining the crowds. It was a great day!
Au Revoir!
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