Today we toured Avignon. It was a walking tour that took us to the Pope's Palace (largest Gothic building in Europe) which is basically empty. Must climb 200 steps to see it all. We passed on that. Visited a French Market which had the French Holy Trinity: bread, cheese, and wine--also lots of beautiful fruit, vegetables and meats. Enjoyed free samples of olives and pickled garlic. Did a little souvenir shopping. This is Provence so many of souvenirs feature lavender (soaps, sachets, etc.), Herbs de Provence (which contains lavender, rosemary, thyme, etc.)Got caught in a shower and darted under an awning. Chuck gave me his cap and then the shower let up. Back to the ship for lunch. Today is packing, We are docked very near the wall of the city so it is great people watching. Tomorrow we have to have our bags out at 5:15 AM, board the bus at 6:15 AM for our ride to Marsailles. We fly to Paris and then OHare.
Reflections: We have found the French people to be quite welcoming. Beautiful countryside. There are more Roman ruins here than we expected. Great food and wine! Walk, walk, walk on those dratted cobblestones. Should have brought more cotton sweaters. A new law in France requires the ship captains to be French and prohibits non-European crew so most of the crew is Eastern European. Bullet trains have opened up this area (the Florida of France) to Paris. It only takes 2 hours, 45 minutes compared to the 6 to 8 hours before.
Reflections: We have found the French people to be quite welcoming. Beautiful countryside. There are more Roman ruins here than we expected. Great food and wine! Walk, walk, walk on those dratted cobblestones. Should have brought more cotton sweaters. A new law in France requires the ship captains to be French and prohibits non-European crew so most of the crew is Eastern European. Bullet trains have opened up this area (the Florida of France) to Paris. It only takes 2 hours, 45 minutes compared to the 6 to 8 hours before.
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