Tuesday September 11, 2018

Today ended up being a pretty long day, with a 5:45am wake up to walk down to a 7:00am bus. That took me to the airport in Lyon, at 10:40am, after a stop in Annecy. From there a couple of hour break and then TGV at 12:30pm to Avignon TGV station and then local train one stop to center Ville. From there a 15 minute walk to the AirBnb with a brief wait to be given the keys. The apartment had evidently just been cleaned, or should I say sanitized, as the smell of bleach was overwhelming, so I opened all the windows and went out. Avignon has lots of narrow streets and is quite challenging to navigate. The 90degrees plus temperatures are a show after being in high altitude an cool Chamonix. Glad that I chose A/C as a criteria when selecting my rental. I took the tourist mini train thing around for an orientation, and did some walking but still haven’t got a grasp on it. Tomorrow I have time to explore the city, Thursday I have an all day wine tour booked (Vacqueras, Gigondas) and Friday afternoon another small wine tour (Chateau Neuf du Pape).

Phone charging by pedaling at Lyon Airport TGV station.Gare D’AvignonThis is an amusing pun on the French term for mistress. That being your cinq a sept, or your 5:00pm-7:00pm

Le pont D’Avignon which ends mid river. gazpacho aged beef with pesto and cheese sauce.