We were on the road early today, taking a reconnaissance run to the TGV station in Avignon so that we'll know how to get there on Friday when we'll catch the TGV to Lyon for a high speed ride to meet our Rotary exchange student (in 1991) on Saturday. Thanks to the GPS in our rental car, it wasn't too difficult. Avignon is about an hour and a quarter from where we're staying. Then we headed south to St. Remy de Provence, hoping to get to the market there, but alas, no parking spots were available. Changed plans and went on to Les Baux, a touristic village in the middle of Les Alpilles, a range of small, craggy limestone peaks south of St. Remy. We drove on narrow, winding roads up to a lookout spot above the ancient village ruins, then down to the village itself. There were the expected souvenir shops catering to the 1.5 million tourists they receive each year, as well as several art galleries. We found a small restaurant and had a good lunch before going on to Glanum, a large and well-preserved Roman ruin site.
This evening we are invited to dinner with the couple whose apartment we are renting. They have 2 preschool girls who are very curious about us....should be an entertaining evening!
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