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| The Abbaye de Semanque over their lavender fields (not in bloom now unfortunately) |
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| The Alpilles hills going northeast from Arles |
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| A closer view of the Abbaye |
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| Narrow art gallery filled "streets" in Gordes |
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| Honoree and Walt with their new purchase and the artist |
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| A new look for Walt |
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| Every gateway has a view |
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| The red ivy adds a colorful touch of Autumn |
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| Many of the structures were not vertical |
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| Looking over the valley at the hillside and it's bricked caves |
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| Many flowers added color |
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| Another steep cliffside built up with houses, walls and under them all, caves |
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| A view of Gordes as we left town |
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| Dramatic entry up to the Fort |
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| That gets even more dramatic! |
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| The caretaker's Fairy tale Cottage and garden welcomes you to the steep path up to the Fort |
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| I wanted to move right in. |
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| Honoree looks into the Fort's entrance |
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| Rock climbers on the steep cliffs opposite |
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| A close up of some of the climbers |
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| Restoration work was ongoing |
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| The Fort and it's surrounding walled community spread out on the long ridge. |
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| Looking down at the Secret Staircase |
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| The views over the mountains showed this Fort commanded the area |
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| We stayed very close to the wall on the trip down this perilous descent. We can't imagine how they built this. |
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| Looking up as Walt and Honoree begin their trip down |
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