Avignon

Today started and ended as a pristine summer day with amazing Provencal blue skies. We decided to give our guests a close up look at the old city of Avignon.

For Carole and Claude this meant visits to both the Pont St. Benezet (sur la pont d’Avignon) and the Palais des Papes, home of the popes in the 13th century. We accompanied them on the bridge because I felt it was necessary to dance and sing the song “Sur la Pont d’Avignon”.

We beat the crowds a bit today, but by the end of our stay in the mid-afternoon, Avignon was crawling with tourists.

We opted for lunch today at a cafe in the square below the Palais. It had great ambience in the shade of the grand edifice and pretty good salads and omelets.

Following our visit of downtown Avignon, we subjected Carole and Claude to the vastness of Auchan. As we always are, they were amazed at the huge selection of food products that North Americans never experience. The heat remained for the rest of the day and back at Chez Pigeon we enjoyed the terrace, with a late dinner of trout and some rather nice Alsace Reisling.