On Monday we left Pommard for the long drive to Avignon. The first part was through the vineyards and villages of the southern part of Burgundy to Cluny, where we stopped for a visit to the famed abbey and monastery. We took a lunch break then proceeded to the A6/7 and heavy traffic and high speeds past Lyon.
Parking and driving inside the old city walls of Avignon is a challenge, as was getting baggage up narrow stairs to our home for six nights. A drink at our friendly neighbourhood bar, dinner and a sit on our deck overlooking the town eased the stress of the day.
Tuesday was overcast and showery, so instead of walking Avignon, the Langfords headed to Aix, while we went to revisit L’ill sur la Sorgue, a pretty town with the Sorgue river flowing through its streets. After a tasty lunch at a deli on the river we took the opportunity to see Fontaine de Vaucluse where the river emerges from under cliffs and then the spectacular hilltop town of Gordes. Roast chicken dinner.
Wednesday I was over driving, so the car found a home in a parking station so that we could walk Avignon, visiting the market hall for dinner supplies and then on to the papal palace and gardens. Lunch was in a very French restaurant near the palace “La Papa”.
Sandra and Al returned from a trip to St Remy and Arles so I prepared a prawn pasta dinner from our Les Halles market. The weather looks to improve over the next three days.
Cluny
L’isle
Fontaine
Les Halles
Avignon
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