Avignon

It's Saturday, so we must be in Avignon. Can anyone say whirlwind? We stopped in 2 different towns yesterday as we made our way to Avignon, Aix en Provence and Les Baux. We had lunch in Aix en Provence which is a lovely little town (more like small city) before making our way to the medival ruins of Les Baux. It was high on a cliff and narrow steep passages with shops on both sides before we reached the top which still had the ruins from the castle that used to be there. We had great views of the countryside and olive and grape vineyards.

We reached Avignon by about 5pm because who doesn't enjoy getting to know a city by first dealing with its rush hour traffic. We had dinner at a lovely restaurant that we returned to this evening. (Of course this evening we were tucked away upstairs rather than down and in front. We do have a tendancy to get loud!)

Last night the kids went to Karoke at L'Americain Cafe. They had fun, and I think there is film footage to prove it.

Today we got up and took a trip to Arles, a small town that still has a colleseum in use today (In fact, there is a bull fight there tonight.) After that we took a ride to a Roman Aquaduct and had a picnic lunch.

We returned to Avignon this afternoon. Although once again the kids disappeared almost immediately to shop, nap and such, Rachel, Hannah P. and Caroline joined the adults in checking out the Pope's Palace from the 1300s.

Tomorrow will be another long day as we hop the bus and make our way to Spain.

Sorry for the lack of pictures, but I have to tell you it is far more difficult to get a few minutes to sit, download and type than you might imagine.

These kids have an inordinate amount of energy. I can't wait till they're 40!!