Avignon

After a very comfortable train ride, we arrived in Avignon mid-afternoon, and began weaving through the maze of streets towatd our hotel. Most streets, except for a few busier ones, can only accomodate the typically tiny cars we've seen since arriving in France. Most people are out on foot, and there are lots of them.

Avignon is a medieval city with lots of modern shopping--all sorts of expensive clothing stores, boutiques, etc. You don't need to walk far, though, to get the feeling that you're in a very old place. The streets form what seems like a completely random web, and we're constantly consulting our little map to keep from getting lost.

We spent our day today touring le Palais des Papes (the 14th century home of the Papacy), and Pont Saint-Benezet (the half-ruined bridge over the Rhone, originally built in the 12th century). Both were are incredibly good condition, and were very interesting to visit.