This ain't no flyover country

Another ancient city that the Romans dominated for some time, Orange only became officially part of France in 1717! The name does not come from the fruit but rather from an evolution from a pre-Celtic name to the Latin Aurasio which is thought to be how it morphed to Orange. Aurasio was the name of the restaurant where we had dinner the night before, so history lives on. The main sites here are the Roman theater and a mini Arc de Triumph. Since it was Sunday all sites were c

I woke up hungry after my measly dinner and fortunately, Amy did too having recovered from the mussels episode. Our host Emmanuel, told us we could leave whenever we want because he did not have anyone coming in behind us. So, Amy did some research and found a place called Coffee Yox Yukon—not a name you would expect in a city that dates back to forever. The food was Americanized French; we both had egg burgers. I changed it up this morning and had a cortado instead of my us

Of course today dawned somewhat warmer and sunnier than yesterday when we were horseback riding!!! We were quite loathe to leave Brigitte’s. I kept th fire going on all night and smoke has a sweet smell. Brigitte gave me directions for a walk. When I turned left on the dyke, it said “intersite,” which I knew mean no access but she told me to go that way!! I decided if I was challenged inwould just say no français! I didnot see the black bulls, but I picked up some birds on