Weekend of travelling

First of all, I should apologise for not writing on Friday! I am afraid to say that Friday was a very long and tiring day! I had a three hour exam from 9-12 and then a lecture from 1-3 and another class from 5-7. The exam left me feeling exhausted and it was a struggle to keep concentrating for the rest of the day!

On a more positive note, I did some travelling this weekend. I made a last minute decision with one of my friends who is living in Perpignan this year to meet up in Avignon for a night and then stay in Aix-en-Provence the night after. Those of you who know me well will know that I spent the summer of 2012 working in a hotel not far from Avignon and therefore visited the town on a few occasions. I love it and it was nice to know that I could still find my way around without a map! Again, for those of you who know me well, you will know that my sense of direction is not good and therefore not having to have a map is a big achievement for me!

It was a lovely day in Avignon and it was great to have a wander around and see all the sites again. I met up with a school friend, who is currently living in Avignon, for a coffee so it was lovely to catch up with her again too. We stayed in a youth hostel in Avignon that night and after being woken up by some noisy guests at 4.30 and 6.30 it was a good thing that we were moving on! We got on a train and headed to Aix-en-Provence. I had never been there before so it was great to discover a new place that I had heard a lot about. The town is well known for its many fountains which are dotted all over the town. The main street is lined with trees with some cafes, bars and restaurants at the side. We were very lucky that the threatened rain stayed off and we could have a wander round and explore the town a bit more. We decided to walk out to our hotel that night as the bus that would have taken us there wasn’t running as it was a Sunday! It seemed to take forever and so we decided to eat at the hotel instead of doing that walk twice more that evening! The next day was Armistice Day. It is a bank holiday in France and so it is like a Sunday – not many things are open. Unfortunately we both had to head back to our respective French hometowns and so at lunchtime we said our goodbyes and each started our fairly long trips back.

This week is quieter and calmer than last week – thank goodness!