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Day 13 – Avignon finalé

Our last full day of holiday saw us back in Avignon for the third time in 2 weeks. We were both keen to exercise and decided on separate plans.  Phil booked himself a gravel bike (€30 for 4 hours) and set off down the Via Rhone.  A word or two here about Komoot, the navigation…

Day 12 – Aix-en-Provence Culture

We scheduled most of this day for a gentle wander round Aix.  A word about the weather – as with every other day of this holiday, we woke to clear skies and as the day went on the temperature rose to around 30 degrees.  As with the Rhone valley, winds rose through the afternoon and…

Day 11 – Aix and VTT

A quiet morning walking around Aix-en-Provence revealed a beautiful city, a lot less “busy” than Avignon and somewhat less touristy. Those are qualities that are hard to be really accurate about, but the impression is of a place full of young people – the student population is clearly significant. Julie visited the cathedral, including a…