tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post5923772327644950160..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Avignon and the Palace of the PopesAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-12713815788670648462012-10-31T12:32:11.538-04:002012-10-31T12:32:11.538-04:00Ha!!! I am both amazed and unsurprised by this! Gr...Ha!!! I am both amazed and unsurprised by this! Great factoid!!<br /><br />Personally I think if your paranoia and fear runs that deep, you are probably doing the whole religion thing wrong.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-30552858901485112592012-10-31T12:24:36.958-04:002012-10-31T12:24:36.958-04:00I know I've been to the Papal Palace in Avigno...I know I've been to the Papal Palace in Avignon, but I don't remember it being that pretty inside. Then again, I ditched most of the tour because I nearly passed out from heat stroke. <br /><br />What I do remember is that the main room they had their meetings in was HUGE because everyone had to be allowed a seat with his back to the wall. They were so concerned about being murdered (Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382258703126540760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-23102707125207187122012-10-28T20:19:21.585-04:002012-10-28T20:19:21.585-04:00Yeah -- they talk about the bridge a little bit in...Yeah -- they talk about the bridge a little bit in the video. It looks pretty impressive, even as broken down as it is! <br /><br />I'd better make sure I don't try to go to Avignon alone, if its that bad. I'm slightly/totally directionally impaired in the best of circumstances!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-84775602967650678342012-10-28T19:49:13.289-04:002012-10-28T19:49:13.289-04:00Totally worth a visit. They also have a rather fa...Totally worth a visit. They also have a rather famous bridge there. We have a video of our girls singing Sur le pont d'Avignon while on the pont d'Avignon.<br /><br />Avignon is one of the very few places where I've become lost. The old city takes the expression "twisty streets" to a whole new level.<br />Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.com