Blogs from Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 4

Our day started by meeting Cedric, our Viatour driver and guide for the day to Les Baux, Pont du Gard, Avignon and Chateneuf-du-Pape. Besides the four of us, two Americans and two Brits joined us in the van. The day was cooler and cloudier than we had seen so far and under threatening skies, our first stop was Les Baux. We were already here two days earlier but spent the entire 90 minutes eating lunch. Today we were determined to tour as much of this mountain fortress as possible. We climbed to the top of the town and paid our 8 Euros admission to see the fortified area with the siege engines and admire the views over the surrounding valley. Dark clouds surrounded us and the thunder and lightning was a constant companion as we walked ... read more

Being considered as hopeless romantic by many friends of mine, it’s was about time to make myself on the way to the heart of the beast Romance, namely – Provence. Once you arrive in Avignon, one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Provence, and leave the Central station behind, right in front of you start/ end the well- preserved walls build in around 13-14th centure and currently surrounding the whole town. Once you enter the town, you may have the feeling that the time in here stopped sometime in the past - cobbled streets , leading to many many labyrinths ( easy to lose, but no better way of discover the secret beauty of the town) ,the many colorful boutiques, Alfresco’s painted and flowery decorated balconies of houses , the carrousel in the old ... read more

Today I went to Avignon which is were some of the popes lived. But there were also some popes in Rome. The Catholic church in Rome thought the pope in Rome was the real pope and the Catholic church in Avignon thought the pope in Avignon was the real pope. So they had a big fight. I also went on the Avignon bridge and heard some French people singing "Sur le pont D'Avignon" which means "On the Avignon bridge".... read more

Sadly it was time for Geoff & Chery to leave for Nice, so we were up bright & early to take them to Avignon TGV station. We had some great times over the past few days which passed all too quickly. After farewells at the station, we went back to Avignon and were lucky to find a perfect parking spot (free & unrestricted!) near the Jardins of the Palais des Papes. We enjoyed morning coffee and a walk through the gardens which had spectacular views over the Rhone and the surrounding countryside. On our way back to Nyons we stopped at another perched village, Le Barroux, which boasted a massive chateau at the top of the village. We were going to grab a sandwich and a salad but decided to have a sit-down lunch at the ... read more