Gathering for walking tour of St. Gilles
Through a gate and into the old walled city
The Abbaye de St. Gilles, a key stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain
Ruins of the original abbey
Ear-to-ear
Apartments built into the old city wall
Market day in St. Gilles
Seafood from Grau du Roi
On the road to Port Camargue
Not-so-prosperous farm
Goat with flamboyant horns
Turning into picnic area in park
Colorful bug
Continuing on to Port Camargue
Fixing a flat
Hans and Henk
Farmhouse on corner
Another farm house
Home of "Wines of the Sand," referring to sandy soil vineyards
Canal and umbrella pines
The walled medieval town of Aigues-Mortes (= "dead waters" in Provencal)
Waiting to board tourist tram
Tour de Constance
Statue of King Louis IX (St. Louis), builder of Aigues-Mortes, around 1300
Back on our bikes; Aigues-Mortes in background
"Mountains" of salt
Flamingoes and cormorants
Modern resort of Port Camargue
Our hotel, L'Oustau Camarguen (Provencal)
Getting instructions for the evening
Hotel pool
Lavender
Lantana