Besides the Roman ruins, what do they have in common? They have pragmatically recycled their amphitheatre and coliseum into public venues for shows and concerts. Imagine seeing a musical concert in a 2000 year old amphitheatre. (By the way the acoustics are excellent, far better than many modern concert halls. ) Mind you it is rather strange to come out from the galleries and see a modern stage and lighting for the show that will go on that night.
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| Amphitheatre of Vaison-la-Romaine |
3 comments:
Cool! I used to follow the blog of a college girl in Greece abd they showed movies and had concerts in one of the old Greek coliseums there. I thought that was fantastic.
It's funny that you said the name speaks for itself and I suppose that is true if you speak French which I do not. So what is the translation of the name?
Wonder if drunk audience members ever fell down those stone steps?
Just to let you know, I've had to change my blog's URL. This avatar links to the new site.
Geewits: sorry about that. Translated into English "Vaison la Romaine" means "Roman Vaison". Hence the comment. :o)
SAW: knowing human nature doesn't really change, they probably did. Thanks for the heads up.
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