Uzes....

Saint-Theodorit Cathedrale

Saturday was a full house with Katie and the girls visiting here and they also brought along their newest addition to the family, a 9 week old Jack Russell Terrier. I was a little concerned how Rudy would welcome a new puppy friend into the house but he was good with the little pup during his visit. Good thing we have tile floors here since he's not quite house trained yet.

After our company departed for home on Sunday afternoon we decided to take a road trip to destinations unknown. After pointing the car towards the west we found ourselves in Avignon and Alicia remembered reading about a town called Uzes somewhere west of Avignon. After driving around the city we saw a road sign that pointed to the direction of Uzes so off to the west we continued until we arrived there about 40 minutes later. 

Both of us (Rudy included) were pleasantly surprised by how nice the area seemed to be. The city dates back to the Roman Era when the area was first used for an encampment or settlement. Throughout the Middle Ages much of the city was destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed again with many of the buildings today built in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There are a few buildings remaining though that date back  all the way back to the 11th century. 

The city has those typical narrow French streets that are lined with all kinds of different shops and since it was a nice day outside those streets were full of people. Uzes is famous for its Saturday market which we missed but they were having a small market on Sunday with vendors selling all kinds of pottery from the region. Of course many restaurants were open and with the weather being as nice as it was, many were taking the opportunity to dine outdoors as most people in France like to do. 

Teddy Bear security team watching out over the shop below. 

Cafe on the main street through town 

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Duche Palace 

A nice little wine shop in Uzes

Cathedrale 

Some of the pottery from the region on display

Market on the square

Today (Monday) is a holiday in France so it was another day for traveling. We stayed fairly close and decided to head south into and around the Vaucluse range. I've posted some photos taken in Uzes and I will post some photos of our trip today later in the week. Lots of walking today in those hills....somebody's legs are tired.