More of Avignon day 2

KSo apart from the few driving tensions, it was a lovely day out, and a nice reprieve for our feet from from pounding the pavement all day. 

We started at the Ponte du Gard. An amazing feat of Roman engineering. They really were very clever. This massive structure is the highlight of an ancient aqueduct built in 40-60 AD to feed water from Uzes to Nimes. The constructors erected a massive bridge across the picturesque Gardon river valley, spanning 275 metres across the valley, and 48 metres high. Even with thier  basic equipment they managed to keep the entire bridge level to within a few centimetres. This system for moving water to the homes and baths of Nimes worked well for centuaries, until lack of maintenance allowed it to  clog with silt and it fell into disrepair.