Return trip....

On Saturday we made a return trip west of Avignon to check out some areas we didn't have time to see during our trip last week. First we stopped in the village of Castillon-du-Gard mainly just to get out, stretch our legs and give Rudy a chance to walk off some of his excess energy.

Like many in the region, this small village is built on a hill surrounded by vineyards with quite a few summer vacation homes in and around the area. We walked the dog, or should I say he walked us through the nicely kept streets of this quiet little town.

Street leading to the center of town 

The village Post Office 

Pont du Gard in the distance - this impressive display of human engineering was our next stop. 

Residential entrance-looks super solid at least from the outside. I think the Three Little Pigs would feel quite safe here

After our walk we jumped back into the car and made the short drive to our main point of interest, Pont du Gard. This is an old Roman era aquaeduct that has to be one of the most impressive man made structures I've seen since arriving here. I'll post photos of Pont du Gard later and leave you with some photos from our visit to Castillon-du-Gard. Already Sunday afternoon here and Rudy wants to go for another walk, so out the door we go.

A nice archway with a dog fountain to the right.

See...it actually is a dog fountain..at least for Rudy