Avignon

Our next (and last) stop in France was Avignon. What a beautiful old city! The Palais du Papes was amazing. As were the lovely gardens behind the Palais called the Rocher des Domes. The Ponte d'Avignon was also quite lovely, however we decided not to pay the €4 each to walk along a half-finished bridge! We also loved seeing our first glimpse of the Rhòne river - we spent two of our three days in Avignon having lunch by the river. We spent most of our time in Avignon walking around the streets, admiring the buildings and relaxing by the Rhòne as the museums in Avignon were a bit costly for our budget! It was good to just relax as we felt a bit museum-overloaded after Paris and Dijon. Our forays into trying food from Provence weren't too successful. One night we visited a restaurant which had three course meals starting from €11, which we tried as the tantalising menu promised "roasted lamb cooked in provencàl herbs served with green beens or rice". It turned out to be a small lamb steak with a sprinkling of dried herbs which looked like it came from a supermarket-bought herb bottle. Infact, we're pretty sure there is an actual Masterfoods Provencàl Herbs product! Oh well, what can you expect for €11!

Views around Avignon -