aturday - April 20, 2003. What happened to Friday? We'll be back. We returned to St. Remy after our stay in Cesseras so we'll cover the 20th activities later in the St. Remy section.

This is the day we move to our rental house in Languedoc. We are all excited, but there are important things to do and see along the way. The first stop is to stock up on wine. Our hotel in St. Remy introduced us to a very nice red from Domain Daleran. They are just on the outskirts of town so it is our first stop.

Domain Daleran is not as easy to find as suggested by our hosts. None the less after a couple of false starts and interviews with locals along the road we find it. The interviews, of course, are in French which we do not speak. They involve a lot of hand waving and pointing. Lucky for us we brought along a cork imprinted with the name of the winery. Don't worry about the language barrier. The French are gracious people and so long as you are polite they are anxious to be helpful.

It is a small winery and I have never seen it at any US wine merchant. It is good and cost about $11 a bottle. I would guess you would pay more than $20 in the US if you could get it.

Having the secured the necessary provisions, it is on to Pont du Gard.

Pont du Gard

We visited Pont du Gard about four years ago. At that time we parked on the other side of the river in a dirt lot. There was a portable refreshment stand. Now there is a huge paved lot and visitor's center. In the photograph to the left you see Doris and Jerry on the way to the entrance.

We thought we would be disappointed in the changes made to handle the large number of visitors, but they have done an excellent job of providing easy access and maintaining the character of the site. They have some fast food service and a gift shop. Take water. There is a lot of walking and hill climbing if you are to really see this site.

Last time we were there we could walk on the actual bridge. Unfortunately that is no longer permitted.

Do not miss this. It is 2,100 years old bridge, has no mortar and is still standing. It is a tribute to Roman engineering. You will be in awe.

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