We left Bayeux on a train with Abby to Paris. From there Abby headed to Marseille and we went to Avignon where we spent the afternoon exploring the town. In 1309 a French pope was elected, the French king decided Italy was too dangerous for the Pope, so Avignon became the French Vatican. The popes resided here until1403. We went to the Palace Square, lined with the palace of the popes, the palace of the cardinal and the cathedral. Once the church bought the town, it erected more than 3 miles of protective walls with 39 towers appropriate for housing its entire bureaucracy. we also the St Benedict's bridge (nursery rhyme fame) built between 1171 and 1185. It was the only bridge crossing the road in the Middle Ages.
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