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250 m Visit to farmhouse of the Pyramid in the ancient Roman quarries of Glanum Mike Payne On 30/08/2011, at 12:06 , Bill Hooper wrote: > Can anyone help me translate the following French sign I saw while on > vacation (in St. Rémy de Provence)? > > Visite à 250 m mas de la Pyramide dans les anciennes carriéres Romaine de > Glanum. > > It was on a sign outside the hospital where Van Gogh was incarcerated. There > are some Roman ruins across the road from the entrance to the hospital. I'm > not even sure which attraction the sign was pointing to. > > I thought it was telling me that the entrance to the hospital was 250 metres > away, but the words "Pyramide" and "anciennes" and "Romaine de Glanum" seem > to relate to some Roman ruins across the road from the hospital entrance > (none of which appeared to be a "pyramid", by the way.) > > I tried an on-line translation web site but it was not much help. > > So I don't know exactly what the sign was leading me to, but at least I > clearly understood that it was 50 metres away. > > > Regards, > Bill Hooper > Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA > > ========================== > Make It Simple; Make It Metric! > ========================== > > > > > >
