You know the story & song - Sur la pont d'Avignon etc ...etc. Apparently all baloney. Built by a shepherd boy on God's orders who hurled a one ton boulder into the Rhone to get people's support for the bridge. Nobody danced on it because the builder, owner charged tolls & you couldn't afford to dance on it. Now a tourist attraction that holds no attraction for me. I wouldn't pay to go on a bridge you can't cross.
The Mistral is still a monster putting white caps on the water - it's dreadful unless you are really wrapped up.
The Catholics back in the 13th century had a problem. The Pope appointed the cardinals & the cardinals voted in the Pope. Corrupt, or what, anyway the French thought so & voted their own Pope who set up court in Avignon, built himself a massive palace & lived happy ever after. Not quite - after many years of arguments & in fighting they two sides got back together again and continued their corruption to this day. The last 2 French Popes must have done something really bad because they have "disappeared" from the records.
Had Fabien Morreale, finalist of France's Master Chef, on board to cook us a meal - excellent grub, he used to work for Marco Pierre White in Mayfair. He chatted with us about what he's doing now, seemed a really nice guy.
Went out in the evening for a concert, very atmospheric venue.
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