We stopped at Pont Du Gard, a famous aqueduct built by the Romans 2000 years ago.
It was used to carry water 70 miles to Nimes and surrounding towns.
The aqueduct was used so that you don’t have to go 70 miles to get a bucket of water and 70 miles back, so 140 miles all together. This portion of the aqueduct crosses a canyon; they used tunnels and lead pipe to carry the water to many areas. The museum had a display that showed all of the possible routes that the aqueduct could take. We got to see how much it would cost in money and labor to take the shortest route, longest, and medium.
Can you guess which the Romans took? The shortest was the most expensive and hardest to build so the labor was really bad. The medium was a little bit easier but would still cost a lot. The longest was pretty expensive but they wouldn’t have to work as hard because the ground was flat. If you guessed the longest route you were right!
Can you guess which the Romans took? The shortest was the most expensive and hardest to build so the labor was really bad. The medium was a little bit easier but would still cost a lot. The longest was pretty expensive but they wouldn’t have to work as hard because the ground was flat. If you guessed the longest route you were right!
Then we went to a wine museum that wasn’t very interesting to me. And we went to a chocolate museum and tasted chocolates and some wine. We visited some vineyards and wineries in Provence and tasted wine---- in France kids are allowed to taste, but not drink wine, so I tasted the wine as well.
The Pont du Gard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - very cool! Such a huge structure, but hey - you gotta have water to civilize, right? I have recently learned about these designated sites through geocaching and Postcrossing.
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