Avignon

Another hectic day of sightseeing!

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September 22nd 2010
Headed north today for the next round of sight seeing. We started in Avignon. Thankfully getting there and getting parked was nowhere near as traumatic as we feared it might be. Everything we had read said that driving in Avignon was a complete nightmare. We decided to make use of one of several free car parks on the outskirts of the historical city. Apart from a slightly confusing bit when we wer ... read more

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