Day 10 (Isle Sur la Sorgue)

Today we had our first weekend excursion. Gill (who's house we're staying at) took us around in the van. The fist thing that we did was stopped off at some old castle ruins that were the "vacation" residence for the popes. Only two of the walls of the castle were still standing but it was still an interesting site. We got to take some cool pictures there. After, we went to a chocolatier (chocolate factory) where we learned about the process of making chocolates and got to participate in a wine tasting as well. I bought a small bag of chocolate covered almond which were very delicious. Mom asked me to bring home some chocolates for her, but they were very expensive. I think I'm going to try to find some cheaper elsewhere. For lunch, we had a picnic at the Pont du Gard which is an ancient roman aqueduct. I didn't go on the bridge (it was really high up!) but it was a great view.