Day 5, Avignon.

Today I am not gently lulled to sleep of the Rhône River, although we've traveled several hours and are still only a few blocks away from it. Non non, tonight is the gentle lull of the air conditioner in our hotel room because it's 9:30 pm and 80 degrees plus humidity outside. It's hot. It's muggy. But it's France, so I'll take it.

We left the Alpen village of Blitzingen at 7:37 this morning. It was 2 train changes and 7 hours until our destination of Avignon in Provençal France. We might have turned the air con off by now if I hadn't lead us one mile in the wrong direction out the gate of the train station (on foot and with suitcases in tow), only to walk back to the train station so we could take a taxi. We were drenched upon arrival, but the hotel lady made up for it with lots of tips and pointers around the city.

We started in to wander, and thank heavens for a medieval wall around the city center (albeit quite a large circumference)--because once again I lead us in the wrong direction and we ended up walking at least another mile. But it was fun, and at the end was outdoor French dining and a white wine from the Rhône Valley itself that was magnifique!

As I'm working on this project, TJ is researching our current city and the things we may search out tomorrow. Time to find some Provençal linens and copper products! And ps- sur la pont d'Avignon....