Beautiful Church in Ales - becoming a dime a dozen
"Holy Cow"
Everyone is happy when we stumble upon a playground
"So that's where all of the water from the river went"
Ellie practicing for a future career as a magician's assistant
Class school picture day
Saturday morning market in Apt
Harvested lavender field in the Luberon
A few escaped
Picnic hike in the Luberon. At least I get Cole and the baguette, Lance has Ellie on his back.
Sweet, this matches my hoodie.
What's better than picking burrs off clothes?
Walk this way...
Tiny mountain "village" in the middle of the Luberon
This is a road!
Roussillon - Ochre Capital of the World (or something like that).
All the stone in the city is Ochre -- a beautiful redish/pink
So excited to see "Papap and Beff"
Who's happier?
"Hey, I know that guy."
"You look like me."
Castillon-du-Gard -- medieval hilltop village just down the road from us.
These people dig their public fountains.
Off in the distance...
You can see the vineyard we picked. (above the pointy tree, to the right of the far left round tree. Got it? Great.)
Who you hiding from?
"Yo, Bartender... Jobu needs a refill"
Are we in London?
Roman Amphitheatre in Nimes - still used for bull fights
No strollers in the Amphitheatre
Self-guided audio tours... fun for the whole family!
I have this strange growth on my back...
Maison Carree - Roman temple
Ordering lunch -- "Sounds like 'bench ties'..."
Ellie... totally stoked.
Cathedrale Notre-Dame et St-Castor (Nimes)
"Can I have it, can I?"
Birthday shopping for Ellie
Day of shopping in Nimes
What a better way to end the day but to watch Papap puke?
He does his own stunts.
"Eat yer heart out Bonnie Raitt!"
Pizza truck - our hero
Yes, that is actually a wood-fired oven IN the pizza truck!
Wednesday market in Uzes -- holy olive oil!
Moroccan lunch - we cooked our food on a "hot rock"
Duché d'Uzès
HUGE grasshopper
Big trip to Carcassone -- an intact walled city
It is the largest fortress in Europe
"OK, OK, Lance, that is cool"
Gotta keep the kids happy
Another cool church
Largest organ in Europe... or maybe the World. Or maybe it was the oldest... I don't know -- the sign was in French and the kids weren't using their "we're in Church" voices.
A Davis taking a picture of a Davis taking a picture
One really HUGE bell
The bridge into the fortified Château
"I love french food."
"And the wine... here's mud in your eye!"
Mini Carcassonne
"I'm crushing your head..."
Ellie writing her name!
