View of Avivnon from the Rhone River

Travel Day to Avignon

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May 14th 2022
Cue up the church bells, for which I wasn’t ready for at 8a. But we slowly made our way down to coffee and prepare us for the train to Avignon. It was hard to leave the beautiful Nice area (French Rivera), but time to start moving towards Provence, our region of choice for the next 6 days. We walked the few blocks to the train station, found our seats in the top of the train (2 floors) and settl ... read more

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Avignon

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