Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, 8.6.2025: Silkworms and Church Organs

Stevenson Fountain, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon

Maison Rouge, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon

Today (the 8th) was a day of visiting two more places in the region, St.-Jean-du-Gard itself and then Anduze. Both were very interesting, though I have to say that after the long, long drive on the 6th, when I had excruciating pain in my legs from sitting so long in the cramped back seat, I find myself more than a little tired, so that I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have done to what we saw.

Provence, Orange, and Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, 7.6.2025: Huguenot Museums and Cassis Sorbet

Roman amphitheater, Orange, Provence, France

(Again, writing on the 8th): We started the day on the 6th with petit déjeuner outside at Les Buisses. It’s out in the countryside with a little pond and swimming pool, and with outside seating at tables for breakfast — which consisted of croissants, baguettes, butter, jam, yoghurt, coffee, and orange juice.