Top of Arles's Amphitheater

Seen from the medieval tower

March 4th 2006
Today I tagged along with the archeology class to the ruins of the Roman town of Glanum outside of modern-day St. Remy and to Arles, a city west of Aix that has major urban ruins, including an amphitheater, theater and circus. We arrived in St. Remy around 9h30, and looked at the cenotaph and city arch a few hundred feet from the actual ruins of the town of Glanum, while we waited for the place ... read more

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Sarah Howe

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Spending a month on sabbatical from work in Washington DC to take a Korean language course at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Previous entries from January to May 2006, when I studied abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France. I have loved traveling ever since I was a kid and my family took road trips all over the US. In the summer of '05 I spent a month in China on a research trip with my advisor. Now I've returned to Asia to have another go at hot humid weather and tasty exotic foods in a vibrant city. I've been on three continents so far- only four to go! Hope you enjoy the journals... full info

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