Abbaye de Sainte Croix Salon-de-Provence

Plan was to stay in Avignon but when we arrived we decided it was too big for us and after driving around the outide of the ramparts of the old city walls - very cool and the main thing we wanted to see - we made our way onwards to Fontaine de Vaucluse which is 20kms past Avignon. We arrived just before dark and found an Aire de Service at the edge of town where settled in for 2 days. The town ...

... English in the entire town. We found our hostel super late at night (and they don't make hostels in France like they did in Spain... no more free internet!). The next morning, we walked into town not really knowing what to see or do. But as we were looking for a quick Petit Dejuner (breakfast) we stumbled upon the Saturday market. We sat at a cafe on the square and had the most amazing breakfast 5 euro can buy if you ...

... the old stone replaced like this. But if it wasn&#8217;t done, there would be nothing left to see! Also, who&#8217;s to say what is &#8216;original&#8217; and what is not after so long a time. For a building as old as this, I believe a few renovations have taken place over the years! <br><br> Just down the street was the Theater Antique, or Classical Theater. A century ...

... to wander around this town ad see the exact places that are pictured in famous works. It&#8217;s amazing how much closer you can feel to a person just knowing you&#8217;ve been to the same places. But of course, 120 years later things have changed. Buildings are gone, skylines have changed, and 20th century influence is everywhere! Not quite as romantic ...

As it is nearly a month after my last entry, the time has come to write my third installment of mes aventures francaises...<br><br>Having spent most of my free time out with the girls (drinking far too much 1664 and sangria), I didn't think I'd have much to write about, hence the delay on this entry, however the length of this will probably tell you that I was wrong! For a start, we've had two 21st birthdays so far, Lizzie's and then Louise's today, so lots of celebrating ...

... came down near us but we were lucky and just got debris on us. But enough whining about the weather.<br>Avignon is extremely beautiful and we have a lovely view at night of all the castle etc all lit up as we are camped on a sort of island in the Rhone. We arrived yesterday and explored the town and went to the Popes palace which is the best preserved castle of its age in France. We then ...

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<br>I woke at 8am to ensure arrival in Montpellier, after bidding farewell to my CS host and getting a cafe, then getting a couple of buses out of the city I began to walk along the main street out of Torino. After confirming my route and a brief discssion with an Italian man who offered me money for the bus I was able to get a ride with a guy and his young son, he was travelling 80kms out of town and more or less on the way I had ...

... 100 BC. Arles sided with Julius Caesar in his war against Pompey (Marseille sided with the latter), and when Caesar won, Arles was richly rewarded, becoming the administrative capital for the region. There is a Roman theater and amphitheater still standing in the center of town. Both are still used for various events. Bull fights are held in the amphitheater every year. That sport is quite popular in this region of France, which is not far from the Spanish border ...