Choo choo

Next stop Grenoble! I'm on the train now, if you hadn't guessed from the unimaginative title.

'Croissant- Growing' This could well be my favourite translation error of all time

Avignon was lovely, though it seriously tested my navigation skills. The historic centre is walled, so when you don't have a map like silly old me, trying to find your way to the wall through a maze of streets, and then walk along the wall to find a door was not easy.

I'm quite pleased with my French though- I dived straight in and it's been fine!

Yesterday, I spent most of the day just wandering around and getting lost. I climbed a massive rock thing and had an ice cream in a little cafe at the top as a reward.

Considered riding one of these

I also walked along the river and sat there contemplating life for some time before deciding to find a restaurant and getting lost for the hundreth time. It was quite relaxing, just meandering around by myself, occassionally stopping for coffee, and once for macaroons- I love the pistachio ones.

Getting lost in the windy streets

I didn't sleep so well last night because two more room mates arrived, well they arrived earlier in the evening but they went out and returned at 1am and proceeded to make as much noise as a herd of elephants. I really tried to ignore it, because it's a hostel and you can't have privacy and luxury but it was too much in the end. I stormed out for a cigarette and when I came back it was dark and silent. The American girl and I had the last laugh though- we were both up at 7.30.

I had a coffee at a cafe before heading to the train station, where a man came and asked me for a lighter. Then 10 minutes later, he returned and asked if he could sit and talk to me. I politely declined and he went away. About half an hour later, I was having a fag outside the station when a car pulls up and the same bloke gets out, comes over and says he has to talk to me because I'm beautiful. I told him to go away and he appeared to, but I hid in the station for a bit. What is wrong with people?!

Anyway, thank you Avignon, for a lovely and sunny couple of days!

Laters
Xxx