Today will be our second full day in Avignon. We got here on Friday evening after Jackie dropped us back at the Nice Railway station. It was a pleasant and fast TGV ride from Nice to here of around 3 1/2 hours along the coast and then through very dry looking countryside.

The apartment we booked is a little rustic, but the location is great: in an old building in the heart of the old city, close to the Palais des Papes. There is no shortage of choice for places to eat, and the fresh food market is less than 5 minutes away.

Friday night was midsummer, and Avignon had a party: lots of live music, people everywhere, all the bars and restaurants busy. We could still hear folk out and about until the wee hours. Yesterday was quite a bit quieter!

We went for a wander to the market yesterday but had a mostly quiet day reading, catching up on washing, chilling out. When it got marginally cooler around 6pm we went for a wander through the old town to the river and the historic bridge.

Planning more exploration today. I’d post more photos but WordPress is refusing to play ball: it’s Sunday and perhaps the kiddies of Avignon are on the internet. In the meantime here’s the historic Ponte di Avignon and some lavender.