Les Gorges du Verdon

On Sunday the 15th, we went to Les Gorges du Verdon. This was by far one of my favorite excursions so far. The french call Les Gorges du Verdon the grand canyon of France. It was so beautiful. The water amazingly clear, and the cliffs were so cool.

Before we arrived at Les Gorges du Verdon, we stopped in a quaint little town nearby called Quinson. There, we spent the morning in the Musée de Préhistoire (Musuem of Prehistory) which had an exhibit all about the prehistoric people and artifacts like pottery, bones, and arrowheads. It was really interesting to learn about the people who lived back then. Also, there was a site nearby where remains from the prehistoric times had been discovered but unfortunately we did not go see the site.

After the museum, we went into town and had lunch at a pizza place. The pizza was delicious and the buildings in the town were really cool. The buildings all were older and showed some of the old french construction. After lunch we walked through the town and there were many vendors lining the streets trying to sell lots of different things that ranged from soaps to used clothes to assorted junk. My roommate got an old fashioned key from one vendor for free. It was really cool to see all the things people were selling. Some were selling really old items. Here is a picture of a vendor who was selling old tools and such:

Finally, we made our way to Les Gorges du Verdon where we all rented kayaks and paddled up the river. The gorge was so amazingly beautiful. It was sunny but really windy, which made it difficult to paddle but it was still so much fun. The sides of the gorge had beautiful white stone and were covered in bushes and the water was so clear. Eventually the entire group split into two, one that would continue further up the river and one that would turn back to the lake. My roommate and I were in a kayak together and we decided to keep going. The scenery in the gorge was breathtaking and I hope that one day I will be able to return. Unfortunatly I did not bring my camera with me on the kayak because it would have gotten wet but I do have a picture I got from google:

(There were several other boats on the water besides kayaks, such as paddleboats, canoes and small

motorboats).

Overall, that was a great day trip that I really enjoyed quite a lot. I hope that I will be able to have another trip as fun as that one.

I will upload more soon.

À Bientôt!