Avignon

We went to Avignon this past Friday to get vaccinations for Senegal, but we made a day trip out of it, and enjoyed the sites afterwards. It was so fun!

I roamed Avignon with Anna and Sam, because we were all in agreement that H&M would be our first priority (For those of you who are about to Google "H&M", I'll save you some time; it's a clothing store). It was a large, two story one at that!

Our next stop was Le Palais des Papes.

Those two little specks in the lower left corner are Sam and me. The palace is massive!

We climbed several sets of stairs and turned around to realize we were in the perfect location for enjoying the sunset.

My favorite view of the day, however, was the bridge, Pont Saint-Bénezet. Anyone know the song Sur le Pont d'Avignon? The song refers to this very bridge. I love how clearly you can see the reflection of the bridge in the water!

 

Our final stop was the Christmas market, where vendors were selling all sorts of homemade/handcrafted wonderfulness (crepes, candy, hats, scarves, wooden toys, etc). Our time was limited, so I did me some quick window shopping.

Thanks be to God for a wonderful day of sight seeing. J'aime bien Avignon!