White Arrival & Market in Avignon

 Yesterday afternoon we drove south to Avignon to pick up the White family at the TGV station - we thought. Turns out, that wasn't the train station they were coming in to. They were coming in to the Central station in Avignon - didn't know there was one. Anyway, they taxied over to where we were and we were off to Cairanne laden with luggage. Sadie & Ella  very quickly struck up a relationship with Charlie and Odi.

We had nibblies and enjoyed hearing about their adventures in France thus far.

Today we headed to market in Vaison la Romaine. It was crazy busy but we threw ourselves into the melee and spent a few hours wandering and shopping.

Following lunch at a Vaison Brasserie, we took a slight detour to Gigondas and sampled perhaps some of the best wine we have ever tasted - and came away with 19 bottles - good drinking to come!!

When we got back to Cairanne we had some slow time and then took a stroll about the village. 

The top pic shows Chez Pigeon  behind the cyprus tree and once again just above Dawn's head in the bottom pic. The second pic is in the vineyard behind the village walls - donjon - and the third shows Mt. Ventoux in the background. The wind is still howling as I think can be discerned from the pics. At least it is warming up a bit. 

Later we had some Happy Hour time on the upper front terrace where we enjoyed Gigondas rose, olives and dried sausage from the market and then finished off with a light meal of pasta, brioches and salad.