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Day: November 12, 2024

Does the Pope know?

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Ella

Post by Ella I’ll just say this about that. Rumbling through the Palais de Papes in Avignon today, there was a surprising art exhibition adding to the decor of the somber early 14th century rooms. This and then that. That and then this.

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Only for two nights

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Ella

Post by Ella Our apartment in Avignon has equaled our place in Nice. A spacious two bedroom, separate kitchen and living room, two full bathrooms. On Rue Victor Hugo no less. We’d arranged to meet host Adrien in front of the building (on Monday) to get the keys and get checked in. A few minutes…

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Anubis at the light show

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Grubb

Château des Baux was a monument to carving a fortress out of granite.  Down the steps past the village and up the road was the former granite quarry.  Now it is an immense cavern with a sandy floor and large stone columns dedicated to themed light shows.   As we entered, the underground cathedral of light was immersively…

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Le Vintage

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Ella

Post by Ella Avignon. An intimate French restaurant. Took awhile to find. Many fine dining establishments were closed for Armistice Day (Monday, Nov 11). Finally came upon Le Vintage while googling “restaurants near me” in an ever widening circle around our apartment. It was 5:00pm and we were hungry having been chugging along on only…

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