Two days in Avignon Day One, a Strategic decision, decided to leave Avignon until we were more jaded and head further afield. Montpellier looked good so off we set by train. Easy uneventful trip about 1 hr. We arrived about 11:00am by which time heat was starting to penetrate. First off was a little “Montpellier Little Train” tour of the main sites of the downtown area including the vegie & flower market, Promenade du Peyroux (with Arc de Triomphe) , Order des Advocats, Palais de Justice, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, x churches and, y palaces. We finished the little tour of the key highlights of the town and decided to wander at our own pace, appreciating the very beautiful old French Louis XIV architecture. Feeling a little peckish we a came across a
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