Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Day Ten

June 26th

Another early morning to catch a bus for another adventure in the area. Today was one of the excursions included with the program, and the other professor for my archeology class took us. We went to the area of Camurage, and specifically Saintes Maries de la Mer. This particular part of France is known for bulls, white horses, and pink flamingos. The bus actually had AC this time around, and the scenery was filled with lots of industrial aspects of the region plopped in the middle of beautiful fields.

As soon as we got closer, the drive reminded me of going to the Jersey Shore. Once we got off the bus, it was very much a sleepy beach town with a harbor filled with fishing boats, as well as pleasure boats. The harbor reminded me of Fort Monroe's tiny harbor of boats. We walked to the Church, called Saintes Maries de la Mer, and it was pretty neat on the inside. The church was once used as a fortress, and is still used as a normal church today. Above the main door to the church was a symbol, which was a combination of a cross, heart and anchor. Apparently, that is the symbol of the Camurage region.


(Faith, Charity, Hope)

We eventually ended up on the roof of the church and could see for miles. I loved feeling as if I was on top of the world. I also liked being able to see the whole town and the Mediterranean. Once we were done hanging out on the roof, the gang (aka the people I hang out with) grabbed some sandwiches and hit the beach. It was a gray sandy beach, and the water was very calm. The water was a bit cold, but after laying in the sun it was refreshing to get cooled down. Eventually, we left the beach and hit the town and sat down for a glass of Sangria (probably only place with Sangria around here). The walk through town eventually became a hunt for souvenirs, where I bought a necklace with the symbol on it, and discovered the symbol on different buildings and even in the roads.


(View from the roof)

Eventually, made it back home to Avignon completely exhausted only to turn around and get ready for a night out. The plan was to get all dressed up for the club, but we only made it as far as Les Celestines. In the end, it was another crazy fun filled day!

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