Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A beautiful city

I went to this unknown little city called Nimes a few days back. A not so known touristy city, but we went there because it was the only one where the youth hostel had beds free. So a few friends and me went there one Saturday evening. We reached late evening and not a bus was in sight, so we waited at the station for a taxi to come into sight. Finally one lone taxi came trudging along the road and we waved it down and were finally off to a warm bed and dinner. A few minutes into the ride and we were sure we had made a great decision to come to this little unknown city. We just knew it was the right choice and the place to be. After a while we rolled into the hostel and it was one of the most beautiful places i have stayed in. Little cottages everywhere and trees and a nice feeling to the place. We were welcomed by a member of the friendly staff, and were shown to our room which was one of a sort. It was so perfect with its bunk beds and sparkling clean floors, that i couldn't stop grinning at the gold we had hit upon under the name of this place !
We unpacked a little and then went to the cafeteria to eat, to be welcomed by a lovely atmosphere and a steaming hot dinner. Chatted late into the night and stuffed ourselves with fries and tartefletts. It was a yum dinner and finally we crawled into bed tired and happy and dazed.
The next morning we left to see the city and what sights ! The roman architectures and the stories behind. We visited the roman arena, one of the most well maintained ones and walked ourselves through history and time. What an experience that morning was, full of knowledge and awe. We moved on to some other churches and places to see, and had an over all perfect day sight seeing. The next day was great too, visiting a beautiful garden and climbing up the tower to see the entire city. A breath taking view and an absolute must see !
I felt bad to leave the city, but i have decided to go there again, this time with definitely more days in hand to give the city the proper time it deserves :)

3 comments:

manda said...

seems like heaven. small things with big pleasures. hope you can revisit it.

Galette said...

I louvved nimes too! can't wait to go back!

Alison said...

me2.loved Nimes!inspite of d deadly Mistral!we had fun, didn't we?