Day 20 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009) We awoke on our second day in Antibes to an absolute downpour. After reluctantly getting out of bed, we eventually began driving and headed north back to Provence. During this two and a half hour journey on the auto route, we ended up paying an astonishing 21.40 Euros (about $31 USD) in tolls. We both thought it was absolutely freaking ridiculous! These two spoiled Americans are not at all used to having to pay to drive on the “freeway” so we were highly annoyed. Don’t get me wrong though; in all actuality, it makes much more sense that those who actually use the roads are the ones who have to pay for it, versus all of the taxpayers (some of whom who don’t own vehicles) paying for something that
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