October 8 & 9:
Paris last day and Beaucaire:Today (Sunday) is a wet day out there, so we have been out for food, back for lunch, and about to do washing. So, time to update the blog as well, finally great free wireless here. The last day of Paris for us was off to St Germaine for Brunch we found a nice spot for coffee (nice and expensive, see pic) but it was a cute café. Then we walked the streets, gallery after gallery, it was great to see the Left bank in all its artistic charm, a very chic place to be seen.
Then we finally found the Luxembourg gardens (had trouble with the map reading and getting our bearings). These are just so big and well-manicured with artists, painting or drawing. People just sitting in the sun or sprawled out sunbathing, couples walking and kissing in their lunchtime……
Sharon and I went out that night for date night (celebrated our wedding anniversary from June), and ate at a beautiful restaurant built in 1900, very art nouveau style. The place was buzzing, lots of fun, good food, and not too expensive (see pics).
The next day off to the markets for breakfast (see pic),and then on the Metro and train for Avignon. What a mammoth effort to drag all our bags for that, but we made it. Picked up the car, finally worked out where the hang the stupid hand brake was on the Citroen, and off we went. Got the Tom Tom working eventually, and found our Villa in Provence (see pic). We went out for dinner last night, in Beaucaire, some of the back streets are a bit dodgy, so we got on the main drag and we were fine.
Today we got up and went to the markets, fresh produce everywhere, bought heaps and came back to have some lunch, and start prepping for a few great feasts at nights, with all this local food, fruit and vegies…
Tomorrow we will start some sightseeing around Avignon, Nimes, Pont du Gard, etc.. Au revoir!!
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