day 60 - Narbonne Market - 304 to go

Day 59 - The Midi Canal - 305 to go

There's always something peaceful about the slow flowing tree lined Midi Canal.

Day 58 - Take a barge down the Midi Canal - 306 to go

The Midi Canal as it passes by Capestang
between  Beziers and Narbonne in the Languedoc.

Day 57 - Faded Sign 2 - 307 to go

Maybe this previous business has now become a home!

Day 56 - Faded Signs - 308 to go

One of our favorite villages in the Languedoc - St Chinian

Day 55 - Crossroads down south - 309 to go.

Somewhere at the crossroads in the Languedoc

Day 54 - Arles, built on strong foundations - 310 to go



Roman remains in the courtyard of 1904 Nobel Literature winner, Frederic Mistral's Museon Arlaton, Arles. Mistral founded the museum which houses examples of the local area and Provencale life over the centuries.
Also the home of the wooden man of day 53.



Day 53 - A man I met in Arles - 311 to go.

A man with a very wooden personality

Day 52 - Avignon - 312 to go.



Why did the Popes come to Avignon?
Can anyone tell me?

Day 51 - A doorway in Arles - 313 to go

What do you think could be hidden behind these doors?

Day 50 - Another Palace of the Popes Pic - 314 to go

Day 49 - Palais des Papes - 315 to go

Our very first vist to Avignon - from 1309 to 1377 Pope Clement V located the Papal court from Rome to Avignon.
We return next May.

Day 48 - What did the Romans ever do for Us - 316 to go

Pont du Gard - brought water to Nimes from 50 kms away.
What did the Romans do for us?

Day 47 - Market Day at St Remy -317 to go

Every Saturday & Wednesday - Market time in St Remy

Day 46 - St Remy de Provence - 318 to go

A bicycle of sticks and flowers.

Day 45 - A Courtyard in Provence - 319 to go

Somewhere to enjoy the sun out of the wind - just perfect with a local wine.

Day 44 - Goodbye Menton - 320 to go

Sun sets in the distance over Menton

Day 43 - Some more of Anna's Work - 321 to go

Anna Chromy has a fascination for cloaks and hoods in her work.
She has a website and is mentioned in Wikipedia. Look her up.

Day 42 - The Art of Anna Chromy - 324 to go

We stumbled apon an exhibition of Anna Chromy while in Menton - an artist I'd never heard of before but am a big fan of today.

Day 41 - Sad Citroen - 325 to go

This sad Citroen DS sat under covers in the diveway home in Menton.

Day 40 - On the Border - 326 to go

We stayed in Menton for one night before venturing on for the next two weeks in Rome, Tuscany and Venice. But this photographic memoir is only of France so we'll keep true to our promise of a photograph of France until the end of the year.

Hope we have enough!

Day 39 - Menton - perle de la France - 327 to go

Menton - just around the bend from Monaco

Day 38 - In the hills of Languedoc - 328 to go

Not something I'm familiar with in Modern Melbourne.

Day 37 - Inside La Cite - 329 to go

The people don't fit the era - do they?

Day 36 - ARCHES of CARCASSONNE- 329 to go

Across the bridge and back in time - Carcassonne

Day 35 - A day at Carcassonne - 330 to go

Cross the bridge to another time.

Day 34 - Window in Minerve - 331 to go

A window in the village of Minerve - Languedoc

Day 33 - No one lives here anymore - 332 to go

On our way to Carcassonne, we stumble upon a deserted Chateau in Cruzy.