We were fortunate to be able to host our god-daughter Catherine over the last few days. We may be just a little bit biased, but she is definitely the most delightful young lady on the planet. She had just finished a 3-week archeological dig in Spain and it was fascinating to learn how it is done.
We got to show Catherine some of
our favorite places. We started with the
Roman ruins at Glanum – what better place to share with a budding archeologist?
Then a visit to the sound and light show
at the quarry of Les Baux, highlighting French painters who have spent time in
the area.
There was also a showing of The
Testament of Orpheus, the last film of poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau. The film was so remarkably dumb (on par with Santa
Claus Conquers the Martians) that it was obvious why Cocteau didn’t do any more
films – he couldn’t get funding!
Of course we had to do some bull
stuff (see the post called Animal Planet), visit a local winery and have a long
lunch with French friends. In fact, we
spent a lot of time eating!
All too soon Catherine had to head
off to Paris. But she is always welcome
back!
KVS
Roman victory monument
Glanum
In the vineyards
Jean Cocteau should have stuck with poetry
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