DAY SOMETHING OR OTHER(I'LL WORK IT OUT LATER)

If ever you make it to Nimes in south France,make sure you stay at the Concorde hotel beside the Amphitheatre. Its only got the 1 star but its in a 5 star location with a 5 star welcome in a 5 star city so you probably wont stay too long in your 1 star room. I was downstairs in the reception chatting to the super friendly manager over cups of tea and maps and colourful guide books for over an hour. Tell me 'what 5 star hotel offers that kind of reception??'. By the way,if you do happen to arrive into Nimes on a bicycle, call into 'Cycles Passieu' beside the Amphitheatre. The guys in this store refused to accept payment for an immediate service of the bike. In 20 minutes they sorted out a rear wheel buckle(due to the bumpy roads along the canal du midi), a loose chain and something or other that was causing the chain to jam in the rear axle when in top gear. They thought it was hilarious that I cycled from Ireland to here and said 'That Guinness must really be good for you'. The day just kept getting better. I spent the afternoon wandering around the city admiring all the sights.I got chatting to a Belgium bloke,Apu,at the amphitheatre. He had spent the Christmas/New years down in south of France and was dying to chat away to anyone (except family members) about anything (except family matters), so I was delighted to wander around Nimes with him to the Amphitheatre,roman gardens, the Maison Carree(from 5 A.D) and up the hill to the Tour Magne(from 15 B.C).All going grand.Happy Days from the south of France