Sur le Pont d'Avignon

Having left the UK in August for our first ever road trip, then Spain for 5 months, we are now just back in France for the sloooow crawl home. Now I'm not anti any nation and speak French enough to enjoy good wine and food, however, it's sooooooo bloody FRENCH. After Benidorm, Benicassim, Benicarlo and the rest of the B's in Spain, all of a sudden it's all chic and slim and hair and tight bloody trousers!! 

We have arrived in Avignon, which by the nature of the place has a history according to Le Song! Here is a picture of the famous bridge.

It actually costs £16 to go walk on the thing, so we to a bar where we could spend the money we didn't spend and then took a photo of the thing, history, pah!

Actually, Avignon is a beautiful place, full of beautiful people who ooze class. For the first time since leaving the UK, we felt a bit trampy as we weren't dressed in white flowing cotton and pointy shoes, or have hair that has been coifed, scrunched and moulded into the latest style.

The town is surrounded by high high walls and must have been some place back in the days when people rode horses and pulled carts.

The locals have a great sense of humour when it comes to their statues.

We stayed in Avignon for three days at a great site next to the river and a ten minute walk to the town walls. We could really begin to feel the change in the weather as the further North we drove, cooler at nights and just a hint of things to come.

We still struggle with the food in France. It's still pizzas and pasta in most places and if you want typical French food, it will cost! Still there no such thing as a free lunch and I'm sure that phrase was invented by Le Francais!