Saturday, June 11, 2011

France Travel Journal. Day 11 (Fri., June 10) - Uzes

Day 11 was a restful day.  We left the hotel late morning and went to the Information bureau.   Uzes is a charming city, but doesn't offer any destination sites, so we decided on a randonnee today.

We found a pleasant 8 km walk and though we didn't choose it for this reason, it passed the spring which fed the aquaduc to Nimes. The Pont du Gard is part of that aquaduc. There were also some very clear stretches of the aquaduc along the walk, though they were ruins of course.

The route back took us past the Haribo candy manufacturing plant.  We stopped at the outlet store, but only to buy water.  The store was full of brightly colored candy and excited children.  The prices must have been very attractive, because parents were purchasing huge amounts of candy.

The origin of a truly French jazz is usually attributed to the Quintette de Hot Club de France.  The group formed in 1934, anchored by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappeli. Here they are from 1938.


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