La Setes, above and below

Metropol Parasol, better known as the mushrooms, is certainly a striking structure. I took a few more photos on a sunnier day than my first visit.

But he main purpose of my trip was to go below them to visit the foundations of the Roman town, on display in a rather pleasant modern museum. It had some good computer graphics along the walkways (ok, not all working), and several nice mosaics. A good example of preservation of ancient monuments in the modern age.

 Ok, not all the English signage was of the best quality.

 Note her the lower end of a less important pillar. While the best quality ones we see are solid marble pillars, it was actually common to make pillars out of bricks, as here - four quarters of a pie. then plastered over.

 A baby in a bottle burial.