Avignon, France


























 I toured the fantastic medieval city Avignon on my own today, covered Palais des Papes, and other attractions across the Rhone River, such as Fort Saint-André (an UNESCO site). “Avignon is famous as it is the city to which the Popes fled when leaving the corruption of Rome in the 14th century. The palace they built, 'Le Palais des Papes,' or the palace of popes, is the world's largest Gothic edifice. “


I walked around the park Jardin des Doms twice to catch the views on different lightings.


Since it is getting into low tourist season and no more free walking tours. Worst of all, the city even stoped the bus to a water spring town  Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (which reminds me a similar town in New Zealand. As to two little towns Gordes and Roussillon, the expensive tour will happen 2 days later, and the local connecting bus rides take too long (my interests are not high enough to justify the efforts). Therefore, I arranged a BlaBlaCar to ride to Bordeaux tomorrow. 


There are much fewer tourists in south France, and most hostel guests speak French only, so it was difficult for me to find English speaking travelmates. Worst of all, most interpretive signs are only in French thus serve me no good. I feel excluded in France. Since France is not friendly to me, I will cut short my time here and move north earlier.


I do like this hostel in a historical building with fancy facades, while interiors are nice and clean.

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