Arles' Roman Arena is one of the best preserved ....

It holds 20,000 people on 34 tiers of seats

Arles' Roman Arena.... bullfighting began here in 1830

(but used bulls are not killed) to celebrate the capture of Algiers

Arles bullfighting ad

Arles City hall

Arles City Hall

old walls of Arles

Arles' Roman Arena was built in 80 AD...

it's 136 meters long, 107 meters wide, and has 60 arches

Arles' Roman Arena.... just before it was cleared out in 1826, 212 houses and 2 churches were still standing inside the Arena

outside of Arles' Arena

outside of Arles' Arena

outside of Arles' Arena

Arles street

Arles: view from the top of the Arena

Arles: view from the top of the Arena

Arles: view from the top of the Arena

Arles: view from the top of the Arena

Arles: view of the Rhone from atop the Arena

Avignon: Nisel on the carousel

Avignon: Notre Dame De Domes church

Avignon Papal Palace early morning

Avignon Petit Palais

Avignon: place de l'horologe deserted in the morning

Avignon: Veena on the carousel

the Camargue: 24 pink flamingos

Camargue black bulls

Camargue black bulls

Avignon Place d'Horologe early morning

Pont d'Avignon (Pont St. Benezet),

a bridge to nowhere

shadow of the Pont

Ste Maries de la Mer church from town square