Palace of the Popes

After a bit of an explanation about d'Avignon, our tour director, Simeon, left us to explore on our own in this walled city. After eating our sandwiches for lunch in the main square, Doug and I walked up to the Palais des Papes, or Popes' palace and took pictures. In front of the entrance was a sculpture of Jesus surrounded with grieving angels and a statue of Mary covered in gold adorned the top of the tower.
The door was closed to this building, so we walked to the gardens beside the huge palace and enjoyed strolling past the fountains and sculptures of this park. It had a great lookout spot for more bridge pictures and there were toy horse carts or strollers there that have probably entertained children for generations.Read more