Here’s a snippet from our Day 3 in Avignon, Monday, March 18, 2019 – a highlight was our walk to the other side of the river Rhône, to see new and beautiful views of the Palace of the Popes and Avignon’s special bridge, Pont Saint-Bénézet.
Here’s a snippet from our Day 3 in Avignon, Monday, March 18, 2019 – a highlight was our walk to the other side of the river Rhône, to see new and beautiful views of the Palace of the Popes and Avignon’s special bridge, Pont Saint-Bénézet.
Here’s a snippet from our Day 2 in Avignon, Sunday, March 17, 2019, starting with our visit to the Palace of the Popes, and on to Les Halles for lunch; Guinesses at an Irish pub for St. Patrick’s Day, and another lovely dinner in a lovely square.
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of when we first met, Jeff and I took a delightful three-day getaway to Avignon March 16-18 2019. We fell in love with Avignon! All of the walled city’s tan-colored buildings are amazingly tidy and clean; it has tiny, crooked, cobbled alleyways and dozens of squares, small and large, most of which have restaurants with outdoor seating; it sits along the mighty Rhône river; everything you want to see is within an easy walk; it was home to the popes from 1309 – 1417 and still has the Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes) to prove it; and is home to the beloved old Bridge of Avignon (Pont d’Avignon), made famous by the 15th century children’s song “Sur la pont d’Avignon, l’on y danse, l’on y danse” “On the bridge of Avignon, we will dance, we will dance…”