Thursday, August 21, 2008

One last trip in Languedoc-Roussillon

Hey all! Tomorrow is my last day in Montpellier, than things will be up in the air for a while.  I'll make another post tomorrow before I leave to let everyone know what's next...

Pont du Diable--Originally constructed by Benedictine monks in the 11th century.  Supposedly construction was delayed since the devil would come and destroy the work each night, leading the foreman to make a deal selling his soul.  



This is a 9th century Benedictine Abbey of Gellone in St. Guilhem, still inhabited by Carmelite nuns.  





The town of St. Guilhem-le-Desert, a cute little town in the Languedoc-Roussillon National Park.  All the little stores, like the Boulangerie down at the bottom, are built into these cavelike dwellings.  It was adorable, with potable running-water fountains all around that just run down little crevasses in the street.  





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