This post is taken from my French travel journal and my trip through Southern France in April 2018. For some reason my iPad and Blog were not communicating at the time so I was unable to write any posts. At home I am able to blog "post" travel! Thanks for joining me on the journey!
Au revoir Avignon! Time to head to the TGV station and head on back to Paris. But not before a little drama........you know how they say that there are two kinds of people.........those that fill up their gas tank when they are a quarter of a tank down and that would be me......Mr. B is the other kind.......
.......those that fill up their tank when they are running on fumes......yup! So quickly I Googled the nearest gas station and the tank wouldn't accept any of our credit cards. We even had a French family trying to help us. So we go to plan B......and barely eeek into the next gas station. Success as we had to 1) get to the train on time 2) return the rental car full of gas and 3) keep your wife happy!
The TGV platform in Avignon. I have to say that I do love riding the trains in Europe. They are smooth, fast, clean and on time. And they have a decent dining car.
So after a glass of wine and two Croque Monsieus, we were quite content to sit back and watch the countryside unfold around us.
Passing little villages......
......fields of mustard, cows and sheep............and before we knew it........
.........we were at the Gare de Lyon in Paria waiting for an Uber.
And back to the hustle and bustle of everything that is uniquely Paris!
We had made reservations at Hotel des Saints-Peres in the 6th. We love staying at Hotel de l'Abbaye but their prices have gotten so high that we decided to try somewhere new.
They have both an indoor and outdoor sitting area. And serve a wonderful breakfast buffet. Very nice and helpful staff as well as a great location. But it's not our beloved Hotel de l'Abbaye!
Upon the suggestion of our hotel, we dined at the Brasserie Vagenende on the Boulevard St. Germain. It was a little too fussy for our taste but it was a decent meal.
Mr. B enjoying his oysters and wine.
And a rack of lamb for his main course.
And I can't believe how much duck I have enjoyed on this trip!
Walking home we passed by Les Deux Magots and stopped for a glass of wine so I could take some photos of the waiters to paint from at a future date. It's always fun to people watch from our little outdoor table and soon we were playing a private game of "I'm more French than you".....as the people passing our table were getting more and more fun! Who should win? The lady with the six inch heels that has a little doggy in her arms and bright red lipstick or the older man with riding boots, loud plaid sports coat and a big cigar or the young man in a fur coat and studs??? But all good evenings must come to an end.......
Goodnight moon.........
"Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars and the sun."
--John Lennon
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