Mercure Cavaillon Luberon

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 ...

We have at long last arrived in France! We ended up scrapping the visit to Marseille, both since travellers we've met said its not worth the visit, and since we heard it's not really the place to be wandering around the streets at 10 at night looking for a place to stay. So instead we caught the bus up to Aix-en-Provence, which is pretty much the cutest town on the entire planet. We're pretty sure we were the only people ...

... and Rhone. Built in 90 AD it’s hard to imagine all the events that have taken place in this building. Walking around and around, I tried to imagine it filled with 20 000 screaming fans as gladiators ripped apart animals, but it was hard. From Medieval times to the 1830’s, it was bricked up and used as a fortified city. 212 housed and 2 churches made their home ...

... a painting. But instead of letting that get to me, I will sink myself into the paintings and see the world the way Vincent would have liked. <br><br> Colours changing hue. <br> Morning fields of amber red.<br> Weathered faces lined in pain<br> And soothed beneath the artist&#8217;s loving hand. <br><br>Envious of the painter&#8217;s ability to tweak ...

... about 10&#8364; on pic 'n' mix...have finally found someone else whose sweet tooth can match up to mine! Then for dinner we had the best meal that I've had since we got here...sausages, new potatoes, and Heinz baked beans. I realise that's sounds awful, as I'm supposed to be integrating into the French way of life, but during dinner I did at least have a bit of a chat with Amy's French landlord (he doesn't like Sarkozy much). Then today I tagged along with Lizzie and ...

Curse the Mistral - it has been blowing for 3 days non stop and it is gale force and freezing cold. It appears to have abated slightly this afternoon and our local guide informed us that it stops after either 3 days, 6 days or 9 days so we are hopeful. Last night it ws like sleeping under a jet ready for take off all night. Poor Big Mama got rocked around and it takes a lot to move her. A big ...

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... to Gordes,the land of lavender, only to find that buses to Gordes not running for the day. That brought me to the default mode: organizing day around lunch. First a thyme icecream for breakfast-taste like thyme, then wander around town, take in the view, while searching for a good lunch spot. Since traveling solo, I try to always have a good lunch, when all the resteraunts and cafes have their tables outside, and pick a place with good view. So between bites I ...

...ok I've decided to write minimal here on Marseilles as well, it suuuuuucked. the city smelt of ****. I really didn't enjoy it. we did have some wonderful mussels and bouillabaisse. bouillabaisse did cost 25 euros but was massive. Milli's contribution goes like this.. Yes, Marseilles smelt of **** and the hobo to person ratio was very skewed - in our part of town anyway! I had expected a grittier, edgier city than Paris as the travel books had ...