We arrived in Nimes on Christmas eve. We toured Nimes itself on Christmas day.
Below are some pictures from our visit to the Maison Carree, which dated fromRoman times and was an inspiration to Thomas Jefferson for Monticello.
We visited the Roman coliseum, which is still used today for special events. This was built at the end of the first century AD, and is one of the best preserved of its type.
Gary loved exploring all the hidden passageways.
This was our Christmas day lunch in front of the coliseum.
We saw these funny Santa's hanging all over France.
The day after Christmas we left Nimes and headed up to the Pont du Gard, a aqueduct that was constructed during Roman times to transport water to Nimes. It was a very impressive and beautiful structure. There was a museum next door that was very well done and very informative.
Can you spot Donna, Gary, and Genia?
We close with some shots from our Ibis Budget hotel room. An open floor plan with a frosted glass shower next to the beds. The beds were very comfortable.
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