Camargue

August 12, 2019.Reading time 15 minutes.

After grabbing my morning coffee and croissant I headed to the Avis at the Nîmes railroad station to pick up my rental car for the day. I was heading to the Camargue region. Camargue is an area of southern France that is right along the Mediterranean. It is known for flamingos, white horses, cowboys, thatched […]

Pont de Gard

June 17, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

I started my journey to Pont de Gard from Avignon. You can reach Pont de Gard a number of different ways. I rented a car and drove since I was not planning to go back to Avignon. After Pont de Gard I would continue on to Nimes. You could also take a bus; from Avignon […]

Museums in Avignon

June 7, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

This day in Avignon was museum day for me. Most Museums in Avignon are free. The first museum of the day was the Musée Calvet. This is one of the two big art museums, the other one being the Petit Palais. They had a nice selection of Egyptian artifacts. I couldn’t believe how close I […]

Avignon Bridge and Palais des Papes

May 30, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Avignon Bridge and Palais des Papes

A Day in Avignon

May 17, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I started my day by wandering around town and going into Les Halls. This is a large market similar to the street markets but this one is permanent and happens every day except Monday. It was kind of empty and that made it nice to really look at what was being offered. There were stalls […]

The Journey to Avignon

May 1, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I have a good friend from my childhood who now lives in Paris. Every year she goes away for about 2 weeks and sublets me her apartment. Since I love to travel 2 weeks is never enough so I usually go a week before or after so I can travel somewhere else in France and […]