Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Sur le Pont d'Avignon...

No one dances and you pay 4 Euro.

Okay, so that's a slight exaggeration, but I think they are milking the nursery rhyme just a little bit. This bridge is pretty, but it doesn't even go halfway across the river Rhone to the island, let alone to the other side (due to wear and tear). I wanted to go and dance and sing on the bridge, but really, 4 Euro each?!?

Things we did see or pay to go in: the Palais des Papes, where Popes lived when they had to escape assassination attempts in Rome; the cute island in the middle of the Rhone (photos to come), including the rowdy youth hostel, which we avoided; and the ferry boat that basically spins itself across the river.

This cute little town is a little overrun with tourists, but at least we blend in!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Such bridges are made specifically for people who get partway across, then change their minds, and wish to go back again. Why would one wish to spend money on the rest of a bridge for such people, eh - Mon Dieu, c'est vraiment stupid, non?