Mich and Jim left early this morning to head out to Lake Como for the rest of their trip. Their visit was fun but quick. I wish it could have lasted longer.
We headed off today to Avignon to see a little museum and to try to find a couple of cigar shops I had heard were there. But we started with lunch at a little creperie in the town square. There was a sea of tables in the square and it turns out that they're owned by about 10 different restaurants. The trick is to figure out which tables belong to the restaurant that you want to dine with. After two false starts, we found a table for the creperie. Their food was very good, with me ordering a crepe with salmon, egg and cheese while Jan selected her usual veggie crepe. Their ice cream was fabulous too!
We finally found the Musee Angledon after walking through about half the town and Jan asking someone for directions. It's a small museum featuring the collection of one person, basically displayed in an old house. The collection consists of artwork, furniture, and other collectibles from different eras. One room was made up as a 16th century castle dining room because all the furnishings and artwork were from that era.
The primary reason we sought out this museum was because we saw a poster advertising a special exhibit of Toulouse-Latrec art. This turned out to be the collection of another single individual. It consisted primarily of first generation lithographs, which is how much of Latrec's artwork got distributed. Some were signed and numbered limited editions. There was one original work painted in oil in the collection. It was an interesting museum but we got through it pretty quickly, especially since I couldn't read the descriptions on the walls.
I couldn't find either cigar stores I had heard about in Avignon. I found the place they were supposed to be, but they were no longer there. I satisfied myself with buying a couple of single smokes from the local store in La Sorgue.
After some reading and wine (and a cigar for me) in the back yard, we went into town for dinner. We chose a little hotel and restaurant call Les Terrasses, right along the Bassin. The food was decent. I had a couple of unusual things. My salad had a bunch of baby squid that were very tasty. For my main course, I had beef tartare, raw egg and all. But dessert was back at home, for some good old fashioned chocolate.
You can find a few pictures from today here. Hopefully the evening photos of the Bassin lit up by the restaurants comes through ok.
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