We arrived in Nimes early in the afternoon on Saturday August 13th. We headed to the Nimes HI Hostel which is located within a botanical garden about 4km away from the town centre. It would become our very relaxing and peaceful home for the next two days.
Arriving early in the day gave us a chance to take care of some laundry and make plans for what to do in the area.
We got up bright and early the next day and took a bus back to the Nimes train station. From there we explored around Les Arėnes, the Roman amphitheatre which was built around 100 BC. It was originally used for gladiators and public executions; however, apparently it is still used for concerts and bull fights.
After that we were able to catch a short 30 minuite train to Avignon.
Avignon is a very scenic place full of shops and cafés and like many other older European cities its buidings and beautiful architecture are surrounded by a wall.
It wasn't hard for us to find our way to Pont Saint Benezet where we did our little "Sur le pont d' Avignon" dance.
After we did our time on the famous bridge we moved on to the nearby Palais des Papes which is supposed to be the largest Gothic palace in the world. It was built in 1309 and was the papal seat for 70 years.
After a very pleasant day of bridge dancing and Catholic history in Avignon we took our train back to Nimes.
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