Breakfasted in the unusual gardens here at L'ilot Bambou, Tatiana made fresh lemon cake, homemade yogurt and jams,fruit, bread. Journeyed across the river to the walled city, to Point Saint Benezet, a medieval bridge inspired by a shepherd's religious vision. It is sung about in a children's nursery rhyme. The only bridge to cross the mighty Rhone river back then. 22 arch,3,000 foot long, destroyed and rebuilt over time. Now only the replacement remains still stand ,destroyed by the ice age in the 16Century , then weakened by flooding in the 18,19 centuries.
Question: If you were walking across the bridge in medieval times whom might you meet??????
Lunched in the beautiful, shady Jardin du Rocher des Doms
. Encountered a large group of students, girls lined up on one side, boys the other, boys began to kiss the girls 3X one by one. I asked what was going on? Their teacher 's lesson Was the French greeting,the girls were giddy, the boys delighted!30 boys, 30 girls, 3 kisses each hence the title.
Next, Palais des Papes, a huge structure built to house the French popes and their entourage. It is left to your imagination to visualize their grandeur as the interiors are barren, no paintings or designs, just the outer core-the largest surviving Gothic palace in Europe ,Audio tour 2 1/2 hrs
Crossed back to B & B, assisted Jean Phillipe in harvesting table grapes, he also has a huge vegetable garden, chickens, fish, turtles, a swimming pool & an adorable dog Tetoon.
Rested a bit, onto Le Fourchette , highly rated restaurant, where we splurged on a traditional Beef Provençal dinner wonderful, great food, wine, laughter, perfect ending to our French road trip.
French food daily=weight gain unlikely possibility of "diet" in Italy looming on the horizon.
Answer: A medieval traveler transversing the bridge would likely encounter two donkeys,two monks and two streetwalkers.
2,700 KISSES
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Avignon, France
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sclegend81
2016-09-22
The food looks amazing in France. It seems they have a much larger variety of food compared to Italy.