On the Bridge at Avignon...we were dancing...

On our way, we passed the bridge at Avignon.  It was in a beautiful old city, another gorgeous church at the top of the hill.  I really liked the Madonna at the top...

Here is the famous bridge...

I was proof that the marketing worked...I wanted to stop and see it all from the children's song...

I was proud of the two that actually danced!

This dragon gate latch on the bridge was very cool...little guy has a great view watching the river!

Our next stop was the Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard.

We really didn't know what to expect but were pretty blown away by how amazing it was.  

This placard summed up everything I was thinking about it...

Here is a bit more to wow you with its design (from Wikipedia):

The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands 48.8 m (160 ft) high, and descends a mere 2.5 centimetres (1 in) – a gradient of only 1 in 18,241 – while the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m (41 ft) over its entire length, which is indicative of the great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve, using simple technology. 

Here it is..panorama shot..

If you look closely you can see the kids on it...Greg took this shot!

We finally managed to drag Greg from his Roman ruins...and make a beeline to our place which was still hours away at the coast, we were way behind schedule...shocking for us, huh?