Avignon

  We ate lunch in Avignon, and then we walked to see the Palais des Papes. We never actually went in, but just the outside was intriguing. It was a very tall building made of white stone. We walked in a little alleyway that had the Palais on one side, and a rock face on the other. I couldn't help but want to climb both. The Palais was full of contours and corners where there shouldn't be, it seemed to me. We walked on to look at a bronze statue of an elephant on its head, and a gold statue of the Virgin Mary. Behind Mary, there was a large garden that we played in for a while. There was a telescope so you could look out at the Pont D'Avignon and observe the tourists. You could also see several other castles through it. I found my favorite castle of all in the garden. It was a castle carved straight from the rock and made for kids. Even though it wasn't that big, it had a pond, and a place at the top to look out at the view. The rock was so craggy that there were many places you could hide in or look down at the pond. It was awesome. Then we walked on to the Pont D'Avignon. There's a song about it in French that is entirely about dancing either on or under the Pont D'Avignon. So, of course, we just had to dance in front of all the tourists. The water was swirling under us, and the view was amazing. The bridge ended halfway because it broke off, so it wasn't much use to cars. I only provided for a better view, All in all, Avignon was a pretty fun trip.