Decided to head south to Avignon today. It was a gorgeous 2 hr train ride. The pictures you see of the French countryside were taken from a very fast train! You go Fujifilm F30! I picked the Hotel de l'Atelier out of the guidebook. I called from the Avignon train station to see if they had a room. But of course! I asked if they needed my name and cc info. No, just show up he said. It would have been really cool if I had just shown up without calling ahead but I was cold, had to pee, and I needed a little bit of certainty, sigh... So, I grabbed a cab and voila I am at the hotel being greeted by a very charming gentleman. I leave my bags in the reception area, not
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