Blogs from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 214

Hi All, So we saw the bridge. Saw the palais des papes, we went to Aix-en-Provence, which has beautiful buildings, churches, we saw an amazing cloister, each pole was different, and beautiful buildings. In Aix we also went to a market and tried samples of local foods like strawberries, and calisons, and melon. We also ate bull. We visited Villeneuve des Avingon, a short walk from Avignon, there we saw an amazing garden on a mountain, which had an olive grove, and rose garden and amazing views, we saw an mideval cloister as well, and explored the village. Yesterday we went to Arles, saw stuff out of Van Gough paintings, mideval and romanseque churches, and roman ruins, and walked along the Rhone. Another thing of note is that we met up with a Canadian from Calgary ... read more

Well once you see the picture below, we ll save you the trouble and just tell you now that YES, that is Kevin Bacon. And is you saw Bridget Joans Diary you,ll notice Colin Firth was with him also. After leaving Barcelona we headed back into France and we both agree this is one of our favorite spots so far, Cannes and Nice. We loved it here... We again stayed in tiny cabins but they are clean and warm so it works. So again after we arrived we just had some more cheap wine (amanda is slowly getting a taste for wine... hehe, possibly because its the cheapest thing around?) and played some cards... The next day we took the train into Cannes and lucky for us the International Film Festival is on. So we got ... read more

So after a fun day in Nimes, a great last day in Barcelona-we went to the beach, it was cold but fun, we are now in Avignon. Nimes was interesting had steak and ratouille and some great wine. More importantly the ruins were so well preserved and the canals so beautiful. It is such a beautiful city. This morning on the train we saw the castle used in the last siege by Simon de Montfort on the Cathars, it was neat. Today we are doing laundry, getting orriented and figuring out how to get to Aix, our day trip tommorow. The weekend we plan on visiting the old city of Avignon and its gothic ruins as well as Villeneuve des Avignon, and going to the see the bridge. No plans for Monday yet, since there could ... read more

here we go. another nice day had by me. had a cruisy morning. wandered around the main squares looking at the yummy chockies - i didn't buy though, can you believe it!! i did a bike tour in the country for 4 hours this arvo. very nice countryside. my butt's killing me now though. lots and lots of riding. saw lots of nice picturesque places though. not much else to report at the moment. i've hired a bike for tomorrow so hopefully my butt recovers by then!!!!!... read more

It's your choice today - perhaps mix with the rich and famous on the beach at Cannes or take a trip into Nice for some souvenir shopping and explore this area. At night, we go to Monte Carlo to see the Royal Palace and visit a casino. Woke up feeling surprisingly well, considering the amount and mix of alcohol I'd consumed. Everyone bailed on going to Cannes, so Melissa and I caught the train there with Lisa, Kristy and George. Canne is an amazingly beautiful town, and I'm so glad I went. It's quite small, with narrow streets lined with designer shops - Gucci, Louis Vuitton, etc. We walked to 'Palais De Festival', where the canne film festival is held. They're rennovating it at the moment, so there was lots of scaffoldind and work going ... read more