We got into Avignon around 6pm and the lodgings proved easy enough to find. We found some dinner, watched a movie in the hotel room and called it a night early because we were still really tired.
The remainder of our time in Avignon has been spent exploring the Palace of the Popes just down the main street of Avignon, relaxing in the palace gardens, taking in the views of the river and the city, and sampling the local cuisine—mostly grab and go baguette ham and cheese sandwiches, which are made with butter in France and are consequently nearly divine, and window shopping in Avignon’s extensive high street. I will miss the baguettes and croissants here, but I’m a carbs lady so no one’s surprised, I’m sure.
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[/caption]We also had an excellent meal on Sunday night at a small restaurant with all its tables outside on the square in front of the town Theatre. It was a warm, end-of-summer night and the atmosphere was so perfectly French. We enjoyed a delicious meal and we even got to try pigeon, which I bravely ordered as my first course. Unfortunately, we both hated it. But we can say we’ve tried it now!
Our time in Avignon has been very relaxing and the perfect way to spend our last few days before school starts. We are both ready, however to start the semester and, consequently, the next adventure. Italia, here we come!
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