Palais de Papas

Avignon - history and language barriers!

---

May 14th 2010
We arrived in Avignon in the rain and trudged along to our hotel. We’re getting pretty good at walking with our backpacks on now! We had a few interesting “conversations” with the staff in the hotel as they didn’t speak any English and we don’t speak any French! At one point the man on the front desk called his daughter so she could answer our question about the bus! They were really lo ... read more

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

---

Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more