“What have the Romans ever done for us?” …

Reg: Alright, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education,wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?”

The Nimes Arena
Naughtius Maximus
Susie: “go out and be a gladiator”
Michael: “But I don’t want to be a gladiator!!”
We were definitely entertained! We will be watching – The life of Brian for a few more laughs soon.

This morning seems so long ago.

After we rode back from Pont du Gard (an hour and a half with a tail wind;) we did some more exploring in Nimes.
We had the flamenco performers at dinner.

The Carmargue area feels quite Spanish with their festivals and abrivados during the summer months.

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