It alwasys surprises me how you can get bad service all over the world. The car was prepaid, yet we had to pay a "Green" tax of about €5 per day and a "Railroad station fee" of something like €15. Not that those fees kill you, it is just annoying. Then, when asking how to get out of the station and onto the main road, we were given completely different directions from the two people who were behind the counter - and they were sitting not two feet from one another!
But Doreen is an excellent navigator, and those of you who know me know that I take directions very well, so we were able to get to the freeway and drive to Avignon in about two hours.
INSIDE of Avignon was a different story, however. Many of the streets are pedestrian only streets for most of the day, and they were having some extra street closings the day we arrived. And if you have ever tried to drive on small midieval streets designed for hand carts, you know that it is not easy in the best of times.
I will admit, though, that most French drivers are infinetly patient and kind.
So after some hair-raising driving, we were able to get parked and head to the apartment.
I will not dwell on the apartment except to say it was not as advertised. 4th floor, with no elevator, and it was "redone" by the owner. He does not have a keen hand at reconstruction. But it was a good place to start.
We had a great meal at a place called L'Essential:
That is the main course. But see more photos here.
One of the best meals of the trip.
The next day we drove down to see the Pont du Gard:
Then on to Nimes to see an old Roman building.
It was covered up:
For reconstruction.
Oh well.
So we had to settle on the old arena instead:
I have more photos of the Pont here and more of Nimes here.
We then drove down to Arle for one of the best meals of the trip so far.
(Oh, and Google is trying to spell check my posting in French. So I apologize for any errors!)
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