On Thursday, day two of touring Nimes, France, we started the day by helping my sister take some of her belongings to her new apartment, which is about eight blocks away from her old apartment.
We then headed off to see the Pont du Gard aqueduct, and tour the museum.
Built in the first century, in just five years, the Pont du Gard provided running water to 20,000 inhabitants of the ancient city of Nimes, for almost 5 centuries. The third tier of the bridge carries the conduit which the water would flow for over 50 km simply by gravity.
This construction is considered an exceptional technical feat for its time and since 1985 the Pont du Gard has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
There are 1223 World Heritage Sites, across 168 countries with Italy boosting the largest number at 58. France has 53.
The US has 26 which include sites as The Grand Canyon National Park, The Statue of Liberty, The Everglades and, one closer to my home, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.
The French people love their ice cream and they eat it often, so of course we had to finish the tour with the celebratory scoop of ice cream before we headed back.
We helped my sister move another load of her belongings to her new apartment and finished up with a light dinner before we headed back to catch some shut-eye.
Tomorrow we will take two trains and then a forty five minute walk, which includes crossing the boarder between France and Spain, to reach our starting point.
au revoir pour l’instant ……
Xoxo, Katy
