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On Tuesday, we headed to the Pont Du Gard first thing in the morning to meet up with a very funny tour guide. He explained how the aqueduct was built and used and took us around one of the sides of the aqueduct so we could get some great pictures. But the coolest part was when he took us to the top so we could actually walk through it. To get there, we had to climb a very dark, spiral staircase and some of our tour members were a bit freaked out. Thank goodness for mobile phone flashlights! Once we reached the top, we had to follow very specific instructions to not touch or climb the sides of the aqueduct because it had been damaged in an earthquake at some point in the past. Yikes? The views from the top were amazing! After that, several of us walked down to take in more of the views along the river and to catch more get more pictures of the aqueduct.  After that, we went back to Arles to do more exploring. Our tour guide gave us tickets that were good for multiple sites and I opt...

Saturday, October 1st was Market Day in Sarlat and I was really excited! I love outdoor markets and the variety of food and other things, along with the great people watching. After doing some laundry that morning, I walked around the market and picked up some walnut pralines, a mini walnut cake (which ended up being a dry disappointment), and some interesting and yummy red wine with walnut, which was an appertif. Had I brought an extra suitcase that I could check, I could have gotten a lot more--lesson learned! I would have loved to have purchased some good olive and walnut oils, among other things. Later that day, we had an impromptu tour group happy hour in the hotel where the tour guide provided different and snacks and I brought my walnut wine. There was definitely no shortage of wine on this tour! Some single members of the tour had planned to do a dinner together, but I was craving Asian food and opted to go to a restaurant across town. Unfortunately it was a 15 Euro disappointm...