Orange

Well, today we visited the Roman theatre at Orange (which is pronounced in French as if you’re speaking through your nose). The theatre itself is the best example of an ancient Roman theatre in all of Europe, and was the site of the compelling duo of Kenrick Rosser and Josh Neifield performing a moving rendition of the School song. Later we moved on to the Arch of Augustus, built to commemorate Julius Caesar’s Gallic veterans, who formed the population of the Roman colony at Orange.

The afternoon turned interesting when a group of the most fitness-conscious (and most mentally-unstable) of us, including myself, chose to go on a run through the French countryside. The run consisted of crossing over the Rhone river, carrying on to Tarascon castle and then realising that there was not another bridge and that we would have to turn back via the ‘scenic’ route. Then, this ‘fun’-filled day was finished off by a brilliant dinner, which included a course of snails, (or escargots in French) which, to my surprise did not taste bad at all!

— Ryan Jeffares