Hi y'all,
Thats American for gidday of course and we have plenty of them on board but the
Aussies are still the biggest group.
We are in Avignon today, arriving via a lock last night. It also is a beautiful
city but not as nice as Arles. Bigger walls and wider roads - they can actually
fit cars!
Of course the highlight here is the Palace of the Popes some 700 years old, and
huge, as it dominates and dwarfs the walled city, all built out of limestone I
think. Anyway we had a most enjoyable walking tour including the 99 steps in
the Palace.
This afternoon we did a tour around the wineries and vineyards of the Chateauneuf
de Pape wine brand. They say it is very famous. We did a wine tasting of 1 white
and 3 reds and they were very good but not good enough to pay 49 euros a
bottle plus 220euros a case ( to USA - probably double to Oz) for delivery. That's
about Aussie $ 100 per bottle! Its not that good!!
The tasting was a very regimented affair and very formal - like your worst
nightmare of a wine aficionado - we were even supposed to spit it out when tasted
and tip the rest into a bowl on the table!! - your kidding right?
We get a quieter day tomorrow as we cruise to Viviers thru a few locks. One of
them is 26meters high and fortunately we do it during the day at 10am.
For those that learnt French we stood under the bridge that inspired the song
"Sur le Pont de Avignon" It was 22 Roman arches long but now only 4 remain.
We will go to the lounge now to prepare for dinner in an hours time - happy hour-
when I have both drinks for the price of one - we don't want Bez going to sleep
too early!!!
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| The Dining roon |
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| The Dining Room |
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Rocks are spread over the ground to retain heat for the night time
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