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10:00pm: at the B&B in St. Remy-de-Provence, France after another long day. Left the hotel in Girona a little before 8 then had to trek over out of the old town to get a taxi to the station. We then caught the 9:06 train from Girona to Nimes, France. The first stop across the border was Perpignan and in our coach something was going on with four police officers wanting to see someone’s documents - yikes!
Anyway, we arrived in Nimes right on time around noon and found the Hertz rental office. Everything went smoothly there and we are tootling around Provence in a Toyota hybrid crossover! Luuckily the car was parked in a garage and she gave us a ticket to get out of the parking so we could put our bags in the car then see the town for a while - that was super convenient, especially considering we then found out that the city had a festival starting today. Unortunately that meant that the main arena - a very well-preserved Roman amphitheatre - was closed for bull fights. It also meant parking around the city was more difficult than usual. We found lunch on a busy little square - it was nothing special but it was a plate of chicken or steak with fries, veggies, etc. for about 11 euros. The waitress was a bit rude and corrected my French grammar. Like, really? Way to live up to stereotypes. I have a feeling I will be calling to as much French as I can possibly remember!
Anyway after lunch we wandered a bit and saw a few of the sights in the town, including another well-preserved building, an ancient Roman house, as well as a 1st-century temple and a fountain garden. We ended up leaving town a little after 3:00pm, earlier than intended. Turned the data on on my internatioanl hopne and luckily had no problems with the navigation to the B&B in St. Remy, our base for 4 days. We arrived at about 4:15 and naturally the owners were not here because I had told them we would arrive at 6-7pm. So we found a parking spot around the corner and wandered town for about an hour. It is pretty cute and classy. At about 5:30 we returned and met our lovely hosts. The B&B is really their home with two guest rooms, a pretty little garden, some parking spots, and that is about it. But it is also a two minute or so walk into town. After checking in, we made a dinner reservation and took a quick break before having dinner at highly-recommended L’Aile ou la Cuisse. We both had a chicken dish which looked lile a little game hen but was a baby chicken of some kind. It came with incredible mashed potatoes and we indoctrinated ourselves into the local rose wine. For dessert, you go up to the window and pick what you want and they serve it. I chose a cake/biscuit of some kind in two layers filled with a chocolate cream. To say it was incredible is an understatement. The waiter was also lovely and shook our hands on the way out.
We then came back to the B&B and it was still light out so we took some pastries we had bought earlier and ate a second dessert in the B&B’s garden.
Today’s totals: 19,354 steps and 7.7 miles - I expect it will decrease from now on.
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