TdF Day 24 - Aquaducts

A morning thunderstorm was an unusual start to the day. Decided it was best to roll over and stay in bed. Woke to Katie skyping around 9.30.
Another late start had us changing plans for the day to more nearer sites.
First stop was the Pont du Gard, an unbelievable Roman aquaduct spanning the River Gard. Nearly 2000 years old, it took only 5 years to build, making many of Sydney's building projects look a little tardy. The whole area and it's museum we're beautifully done .... I'm glad I finally got to see it.
Moved on to Uze for a late lunch. This is where the water was drawn from for the series of aquaducts down to Nimes. Uze was another fascinating town to stroll through, but the final leg to Nime and it's Roman Colloseum had to be abandoned after the car misdirected us into a wine tasting in a caveau along the way. Wine and the tasting was so great that I splashed out on the Premium stuff at $6 a bottle. They were so generous that we headed home for a little rest, before a lat afternoon stroll along the Rhone and across the bridge to Tarascon for a look at Good King Rene's castle.