A wonderful Saturday for sleeping in beyond 8, and it was fantastic! Got ready for the day and took the bus into town to meet up with Kong, Chase, and Amanda. Arrived at the Institute a little before our meeting time and saw Dawn sitting on the steps.
Conversation with Dawn
ME: Aren't you supposed to be in Marseilles?
Dawn: Yeah, but the ticket one way was 18 euro
ME: Wow, it was only 13 euro when I went
Dawn: Too expensive for one day, texted Kong to see what you guys were up to.
ME: Sweet, hopefully everyone arrives soon
ME: Aren't you supposed to be in Marseilles?
Dawn: Yeah, but the ticket one way was 18 euro
ME: Wow, it was only 13 euro when I went
Dawn: Too expensive for one day, texted Kong to see what you guys were up to.
ME: Sweet, hopefully everyone arrives soon
Apparently the prices have risen since I visited Marseilles my first weekend here, but it was cool she decided to go the cheaper route and chill with us today. Everyone was late, like usual, then the adventure began!
We grabbed some grub from a Kabob stand and ate in a park off of Rue de la Republic, and slowly made our way through the massive amounts of people on Rue de la Republic to get out of the city. Finally, we were able to catch a bus to Villenuve-lez-Avignon, which is on the other side of the Rhone from Avignon.
It was a lot more peaceful than Avignon, mostly because the Festival "OFF" is at night and not dispersed throughout the city, like the one in Avignon. I loved walking around and exploring free parts of the city, even came across a pretty sweet blue car. We also stopped in a partially free mu seam area, which was pretty neat as well.
(Pretty Sweet Car)
After stopping and buying massive amounts of water and a snack, we hiked our way up behind the castle situated just outside the walls of the city. There was a nice flat grassy area, which we plan to go back to with bottles of wine or champagne. We eventually made it to the walls of the castle and chilled in the shade. Once our lovely hike was over, Chase showed us the Festival "OFF" grounds and introduced us to his boss.
(Girls at the Walls)
We then decided to head back to Avignon to chill before going to a show at 8 (20:00). Ended up in the park next to the Palais de Papes, where everyone napped. It was very relaxing just laying in the shade without a care in the world for an hour or so. Around 7 (19:00) we decided it was time to try and get some dinner before the show began. Unfortunately we were only able to get drinks, so it was decided to eat after the show was over. We also asked for directions to the theater since none of us knew where it was located.
(Chase asleep with Kong being Kong)
It was time for the show, and it was awesome!! It was done by Les Cousins, which is a group of three clowns that put on various shows, except only two of them did this particular show. I was laughing so much, and I could understand all of the french!! It started off as the clowns preparing for their show, then performing it which included audience participation. Good way to end an awesome day!
I was kinda starving once the show was over, and we found a really cool pasta place. They had a menu section for the festival where you could get a salad or the tarte of the day, pasta of your choice, and a dessert all for 9 euros!! I originally ordered the tarte, but switched with Chase who ended up with the salad, I was quite content with the switch. My pasta was also very yummy, it was a sauce of spinach, peeled tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and basil. Mmmmmm! For dessert I ended up with Hazelnut ice-cream!! It was an amazing ending to an awesome day!
(Ferris wheel in the day time!)
We grabbed some grub from a Kabob stand and ate in a park off of Rue de la Republic, and slowly made our way through the massive amounts of people on Rue de la Republic to get out of the city. Finally, we were able to catch a bus to Villenuve-lez-Avignon, which is on the other side of the Rhone from Avignon.
It was a lot more peaceful than Avignon, mostly because the Festival "OFF" is at night and not dispersed throughout the city, like the one in Avignon. I loved walking around and exploring free parts of the city, even came across a pretty sweet blue car. We also stopped in a partially free mu seam area, which was pretty neat as well.
(Pretty Sweet Car)
After stopping and buying massive amounts of water and a snack, we hiked our way up behind the castle situated just outside the walls of the city. There was a nice flat grassy area, which we plan to go back to with bottles of wine or champagne. We eventually made it to the walls of the castle and chilled in the shade. Once our lovely hike was over, Chase showed us the Festival "OFF" grounds and introduced us to his boss.
(Girls at the Walls)
We then decided to head back to Avignon to chill before going to a show at 8 (20:00). Ended up in the park next to the Palais de Papes, where everyone napped. It was very relaxing just laying in the shade without a care in the world for an hour or so. Around 7 (19:00) we decided it was time to try and get some dinner before the show began. Unfortunately we were only able to get drinks, so it was decided to eat after the show was over. We also asked for directions to the theater since none of us knew where it was located.
(Chase asleep with Kong being Kong)
It was time for the show, and it was awesome!! It was done by Les Cousins, which is a group of three clowns that put on various shows, except only two of them did this particular show. I was laughing so much, and I could understand all of the french!! It started off as the clowns preparing for their show, then performing it which included audience participation. Good way to end an awesome day!
I was kinda starving once the show was over, and we found a really cool pasta place. They had a menu section for the festival where you could get a salad or the tarte of the day, pasta of your choice, and a dessert all for 9 euros!! I originally ordered the tarte, but switched with Chase who ended up with the salad, I was quite content with the switch. My pasta was also very yummy, it was a sauce of spinach, peeled tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and basil. Mmmmmm! For dessert I ended up with Hazelnut ice-cream!! It was an amazing ending to an awesome day!
(Ferris wheel in the day time!)
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