In order to get water to Nemausus (present day Nîmes), the Romans constructed an aqueduct 50 kilometers long…SO they built this bridge/aqueduct that’s 275 meters long and 50 meters tall making it the tallest structure in the Roman world. Although the aqueduct stopped working at the end of the Roman reign in the 5th century, Le Pont (bridge) still stands strong.
Although they gave a tour of the bridge…a few of us decided to get a head start on the cliff jumping :D The first cliff was only 10 feet or so high, but fun for a few practice jumps. (all of this was “overlooked” by our directors…don’t ask, don’t tell.) Then I saw 2 guys from U of Minnesota start swimming to the REAL cliff…we checked for rocks below (none) and then climbed to the top. The 2 guys went first and then me (with everyone yelling at me not to do it…IT WAS AWESOME!) It took about 4 seconds to get to the water and my foot stung a little afterwards but it was SO worth it! I’ll try to get a picture of that, but from my judgment it was about 35-40 feet high :D
(the circle on the right is the first cliff, and the circle on the left is the second cliff!)
Me jumping off the first cliff!
Tomorrow I start biking to school…the first of MANY! (I’ve decided to not buy a Tram pass and bike instead.) Also, the Mediterranean is about 4 miles from my house too. I’ve been once so far, and we’re going again Thursday!
