On the concept of cheese as a dessert

Today was spent in the more rural areas of France, southern France near Avignon to be more specific. 

The drive was a bit of an adventure with narrow roads and being stuck with a 9 person van. It's hard for dad to imagine he's in a sports car, winding his wha through windy roads with such a top heavy box on wheels. 

We made two stops: the first at St Remy de Provence and the second at a town of Arles. Every time we drive into or past a small town I expect the villagers to break into song, much like the Disney movie "The Beauty and the Beast". The lack of mimes snaps me back into reality. That and the absence of the easily identifable French villain with his thin moustache sinister sneer. I figure French crime rate must be very low since bad guys all just look like thieves, right?

St Remy de Provence was nice. There was a market in town where we spent about two hours milling around the town square which was overrun by salesmen and tourists looking to purchase items that would capture the essence of France. I have a dream that I come across a valuable item, like a first edition copy of Principia or the declaration of independence (why I would find it in France I don't know) but I have yet to come across it. My mom buys things of which there are thousands of copies - like a mug that says "Provence" on it. It ends up next to the framed map of Chile or the disney t-shirt. Quite the keepsake!  The stay ended up with some crepes and coffee at a little plaza. Its kinda cool to see the cobblestone pathways, the narrow streets and the crowd while sitting at a small little table. The be thing I didn't expect to see was the police on roller blades. On cobblestone roads. Doesnt seem to well thought out to me. 

In Arles we visited ancient roman ruins. Amphitheater that fit 5000 people. An arena that could fit 20000. Huge buildings made out of stone. I wonder which of our buildings will remain in a thousand years that future geneerations will want to keep as a demonstration of how we used to live. A library would be a cool thing to keep.

 - "Imagine that they they had to keep physical copies of everything they wrote. And if this building burnt down, no more books!"

Or also something like a car wash. 

- "this is where they brought their motor vehicles to get cleaned. Yes, even in the winter when the water would freeze, they still washed their cars. Yes, even in the spring where the slush and mud would ruin all their cleaning efforts immediately."

Today we are off to visit a Fortress and castle. Hopefully. If I'm a good boy and don't cry too much. 

- Lucas Perez. 

 PS. Cheese! It's good. But I think I prefer it as a snack or an appetizer. It's not a fruit plate but I think it's soemthing that I'm willing to adopt at home.