Our day started early, despite the breakfast being served by our hosts at 9.30, as we decided to take a walk from Gassin to Saint Tropez and explore the center.
The town is lively and exceedingly chic, and we even discovered the famous Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinema… for those in love with Louis de Funés movies.
Schatzy was curious to study the beautiful Maine Coon cat watching our room before leaving and then we had a lovely French breakfast, which is really the best way to start the day.
Since we had no particular reason to hurry today, we took a detour to Avignon, the city of popes, which is loaded with history and spectacular medieval architecture.
It was a bit challenging to park the car because of height limits of parking near the old city. Finally, we found a free suitable parking on the other side of the river Rhone, and we took a stroll and even had lunch in the Papal Square.
Avignon is a jewel, and we want to return and take our time in exploring it, maybe in a quiet tour of the south of France.
Beziers is said to be France’s oldest city and we were keen on seeing it too… But tough luck. When we finally got to our destination, which was a guesthouse located near the old city on the board of the river Orb, came an avalanche of warnings from our host: ‘Don’t press that button of the light switch, or the lights will go out everywhere, ‘Be careful when you take a shower, if you push that button it will spray all over and you will have to clean, ‘Be mindful when you carry your luggage, if you damage the stairs you will need to pay the repairs’, ‘Don’t leave anything in your car, it’s not safe, and anyway, you can’t park here, ‘Don’t talk to the neighbors, they are crazy.’
Although the place was very nice, we decided this was too much, so we decided to move… To an Ibis Budget Hotel along the highway, which did offer a decent quiet room with a shower and no complications.
We got there late, and we were all really tired, so we just ate two sandwiches, and Eugen and Schatzy went straight to sleep.
I have trouble sleeping as I have two more things to worry about:
- My PCR test result from Nice hasn’t arrived yet, despite the fact that Eugen received his early in the morning. On Day 6 we cross the border to Barcelona, so I hope we will have no complications.
- The IBIS is the first place we stay with a decent WI-FI, so I just got a message from my service provider that I hit the limit of Internet roaming. This means that at least until Sunday, when my new invoicing period starts, I need to cut down on using the internet…