As this is our last day in Avignon, we decide we must visit Orange,
After some domestic duties including clothes washing we head towards the railway station, only to get bushed again in the laneways, only to finish heading in the opposite direction and finishing near one the city wall exits.
We finally get back on track and manage to get to Gare d’Avignon just before the train left for Orange, just over 25 minutes away. The train was very comfortable and provided a very smooth ride.
The purpose of our visit to Orange was to visit the Roman theatre, built some 2000 years ago. The theatre experience with their audio tour was great. It is unbelievable to see what was constructed and how it has stood the test of time, despite many invasions and battles for control of the region over the years with attempts to destroy or use for other purposes.. The audio tour was very informative and takes you through a range of levels in the seating area, which is up to 36metre high. You just have to wonder who has sat in these seats before hand.
Adjacent to the theatre are ruins which have been excavated which reveal a whole complex of possible chapels.
After our tour which lasted over 1.75 hours, we headed back into the centre we found most eating establishments were closed, as it was a Monday. So back and waited for the train back to Avignon. Whilst we were waiting, the The Very Fast Train went past the station without stopping……you would not want to be standing in front of the yellow line on the platform, as you would get sucked in very easily.
Once back in Avignon, we head to a supermarket to buy some bread, cheese, pate, shrimps etc for our evening meal in tonight. We invite Edith to share our meal along with the bottle of bubbles received from the winery outside Amboise, It was a very pleasant couple of hours talking to Edith with Dot extending her French even further!!!
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