A Hidden Gem

Leslie and I had the whole day free, so we decided that we couldn't stay cooped up in our apartment all day and we got ourselves out the door before noon! (That's a record for us). There were a few things on our list that we wanted to check out but we set our standards kinda low so we wouldn't be too disappointed with our discoveries. We ended up wandering around Avignon and the surrounding town for 5 hours and it was a blast! I had noticed on our walks around the city walls a set of giant stairs and we decided to start our day off there. The stairs led us to this picturesque, romantic garden behind the Palais des Papes and overlooking the Rhône. Who knew it was there?! (In reality probably a lot of people, but it took us 3 weeks to discover it). We could see out over the city and there was a beautiful view of the mountains in the distance.

 Next on our list was Villeneuve-les-Avignon, a small town just outside of Avignon. We walked there last week but we didn't get too far before we got tired and realized we had to walk all the way back. This time we sucked it up and it was fabulous! Who knew there was such a quaint little town just a mile away! We had to walk a long ways to find the little downtown area but it was so worth it. Along the way we saw some sweet historical sites, including a fort from the 14th century. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day and I had so much fun just wandering aimlessly and discovering the town.