An amazing place to be - to think - and to imagine 2000 years ago!
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Pont du Gard - spectacular and one of the must see in Provence - this dates back to the beginning of the Coon Era (50AD) and is the tallest Roman bridge-aqueduct int he world standing at 48 metres high. 2000 years ago it was designed to convey water to Nimes and shows the extraordinary know-how of Roman engineers - this would be a hugely difficult undertaking even with today's technology! It was staggering to see in person and to explore and sit in wonderment!
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| The ratbags - they could not wait to run around and explore once we had walked to this side of the bridge-aqueduct. |
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| taken from a different angle to try and show the immense size........................ |
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Said to the boys - "take a silly one - not the best idea near water and you can see by Karl's face that he feels like he is going in the water - oops - would have made an epic photo!
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Pont du gard - perfect and serene! I bet it is mad during peak tourist season.
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This is awesome! Such an incredible piece of architecture. it looks like you are all having an amazing time! Also a UNESCO world heritage site http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/344/
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