The streets were very quiet by the time we settled in Avignon. Luckily, you can't go to get bread in this beauty town without seeing the sights. Here is the amazing Palais des Papes. A Gothic fortress/palace for Western Christianity during the 14th century.
Our first night in Avignon, we discovered our hosts had Netflix on a large screen! We watched Elizabeth: The Golden Ages which led to 1001 questions and some good discussion for our excursion the next day.
The Pont D'Avignon did not disappoint. The Rhone river, flowing from Lake Geneva down to the Med, by Lyon and then Avignon, was still and shiny - hard to imagine it blowing through the bridge during a flood.
Our air bnb flat was perfect, and the hosts were so sweet, offering to let us stay for free if we felt we needed to hunker down there. Instead, we picked up the necessary supplies and headed into the more rural area of Provence for our isolation stint. This was a change from our original bike touring trip that we had planned, but considering the circumstances, and the warm and sunny forecast, we were pretty pumped.
Our taxi driver practiced excellent social distancing and took all the necessary precautions, and took it upon himself to follow up with us during our travels to make sure we were safe. Very kind.
The medicine was "just in case".
The nail polish was for home spa days.
And the hand sanitizer - well that was a massive score!
As with Montpellier, we will need to return to Avignon one day when we can loiter in the cafes and better experience the buzz.
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