NOW ON THE RIVERSIDE RAVEL ON THE RHÔNE RIVER.
No problems with our flights to France. We were met in Montipellier and transferred to the Riverside Ravel river boat. We were pleased to find out the staff were nearly all from the time when Crystal was operating these boats. The service was excellent just as it was when the boats belonged to Crystal. I have some pictures of the food and suites that I will post. Definitely the best river boat on the river it holds 110 people. I can definitely recommend this river boat.






These are very comfortable cabins, really nice bathroom with double sinks. These boats also have an elevator which is very helpful for those who do not want to climb stairs. There are some stairs to the top deck of the boat.

We are on the Rhone River which we have not done before. Tours have been excellent.

The first tour was the largest aqueduct still standing from Roman times. It has been updated and includes an incredible museum with so much information how this aqueduct was created. The aqueduct is situated over the river and a wonderful tourist area with just a few shops dedicated to souvenirs of the area and a small restaurant. It was not crowded we got there early and it was a beautiful day with bright sunshine and no wind. Great guide.





One of our tours was a visit to a replica of a cave found close by that had mulitple cave drawings dating back about 36,000 years. The cave was recreated to be as exact as possible to the cave discovered about 30 years ago. The cave drawings they say are amazingly exact and it was a truly incredible experience. There are other pavillions that also house information on this time period. Wolly mammoths at the size they anticipated to be so long ago, along with other mammals that were recreated. Movies and childrens play areas all based on the world as it was so many years ago. Quite a spectacular place. Our guide was an anthropologist and spend 10 years in the outback of Australia studing the aborigines. He was incredibly smart and knew a great deal about human history which really enhanced the visit to this attraction. I cannot show pictures of the cave drawings as pictures were not allowed.