Pictures of everyday life, travels or locations. Now living in one of the most beautiful regions of France, part of it is the Gard department, I will post shots of this place where time seems to have stopped. For each photo, a caption in English will be posted too. Just double-click on an image to get a bigger shot. Many thanks to my friend Scott for giving me such an intense yet fleeting insight into precious moments of life captured on a still image.
Julius Ceasar founded the city of Arles in 46 B.C. His bust has laid undisturbed for 2000 years at this spot at the bottom of the River Rhône and was retrieved from its muddy waters last October along with a Neptune marble statue and scores of potteries. Three Roman barges still remain in the Rhône, one is apparently intact, and a huge project is currently under way to have it taken out entirely in one go...posted by Steph | 5/28/2008
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