After taking forever on the road in Cannes, we made our way to Avignon. We parked outside the old city walls, and then walked around inside the old city.
(You can hear Glenn say "Happy Birthday" to me.)
While Glenn and Paul were riding, my Mom and I were looking at the local artists. I saw a painting that had the famous bridge--I'll show that in a bit--and a little boy. The little boy had light brown hair and these cute round cheeks. It made me think so much of Glenn that I bought it. Plus it was my birthday present to myself. :D I should have taken a picture of it...but if you want to see it, you'll just have to come visit me. ;)
Then we walked around to see some of the old building.
Avignon used to be the home of the Pope. So they had a huge palace there. We didn't have enough time to go in, but it sure was impressive on the outside!
Then we walked through the windy streets down to the bridge--le Pont Saint-Benezet, or le Pont d'Avignon. It was built between 1177-1185. There are 4 remaining arches out of the 22 original. It wasn't as impressive as I thought, but it was still cool to see. I guess it's impressive that it's survived so many centuries... :D Again we didn't pay to go out on it, but we took some pictures in front of it. The entire time we were there I had the song "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" stuck in my head. It's a catchy tune. :D
Glenn then decided to "rock climb" on the old city wall.
And just a few more pictures of Avignon as we walked around.
Look at this fun candy--looks like peas with bits of bacon, bananas, and eggs...Yum!
1 comment:
For real that's candy?! Awesome! And how sweet is a double decker carousel!
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