St. Remy de Provence to Nimes

September 28, 2024

Wide Bike Lanes in Nimes

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We left St. Remy and pointed the bikes west towards Nimes. It was a flat and easy ride, the first part the voie verte to past Meynes and then we were routed onto quiet, almost deserted roads through farmland, vineyards and olive groves. It was a fine ride and we loved seeing Tarascon and Beaucaire again.

These castle walls never fail to astonish me.

Another tunnel shot. This voie verte is so well done.

We embraced our inner six year olds here. You can figure it out.

We bought our sandwich at the same fabulous Boulangerie we chose on our way to St. Remy, but ate it in a square in Meynes where we met a couple from California on a supported and self guided tour on their way to Arles. We had a great chat but forgot to take a picture!

It was a pretty uneventful day. There was wind, but it wasn’t difficult to deal with. All those reeds, olives and vines helped shelter us. Then we arrived in Nimes and the widest shared bus/tram/bike lane ever. We jumped on it and only became a bit confused when it started down the middle of the road with the traffic on either side. We weren’t sure, but a local zipped by and we followed. It was great.

Right down the middle. Single car lanes on either side of this very wide two way bus and bike lane.

We came to a closed street on our way to the hotel and it was a hopping block party.

We are staying in the Odalys City Nimes Arènes. Incredibly reasonable, beautiful room, and directly across the street from the amphitheater. That sealed the deal. We are staying two nights and will explore all that Nimes has to offer and do a little planning for the last three weeks too.

On our initial walkabout after checking in.

These kids were having the best time dancing and singing.

Fun to watch. As soon as Keith took their picture they came running over to chat.

The only other thing of note last night was a technology glitch with Keith’s data plan on his phone. Two hours with live chat to fix it. I was deep into settings I didn’t know existed. My live chat person was patient, I was persistent and we got it done. I like to look at these things as learning experiences. If I didn’t adopt that attitude I think I would throw the phone out the window. Once done (and feeling irrationally pleased with myself) I didn’t have the energy to journal. Instead I went to sleep!

Today's ride: 53 km (33 miles)
Total: 1,091 km (678 miles)

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Scott AndersonHuh! Nimes looks very nice. We probably should have just stayed there instead of taking the train to Marseilles and back. It wasn’t really worth the detour.
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2 weeks ago

Keith ClassenWe were initially going to give Nimes a pass but sure glad to have spent a day here. Fabulous! A very full day taking as much as we could in.
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2 weeks ago

Anne MathersWe loved Nimes!
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