Day 13 (Avignon)

Today we headed back to Avignon. The other girls were to participate in a scavenger hunt around the city, taking pictures of various locations such as the McDonalds and the bank. Since I'm not in the French class, I was given a day to myself and I had a few museums that I wanted to visit. Unfortunately, most of the really cool museums, such as the Calvert Museum and the Archeological Museum, were closed on Tuesdays (though I haven't the faintest idea why). However, there were a couple of sweet spots that I managed to find. First, I went to the Louis Voulond Museum, which has a collection of decorative arts from the 17th and 18th centuries. My favorite was the clockwork, absolutely gorgeous and intricately designed. It also had a neat collection of china from around France that was categorized according to region. Next, I went to the Angladon Museum, which houses pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum was pretty small. The main portion of the museum was devoted to a special exibit on (photographic) portriats of artists. This was interesting but not terribly exciting, probably the best ones were of Picasso. There were a couple of "masterpiece" painting including a couple of small works by Picasso, Degas, and Manet. However, none of them were well known or terribly impressive. After the scavenger hunt was over I joined up with Dr. Mehta and Mollie and walked around Avignon for a bit. We stopped at a street vendor and introduced Mollie to crepes...she's been raving about them ever since. Heading back to Isle sur la Sorge, the three of us got so ingrossed in our conversation that we missed our stop and had to get off at Cavillion and turn back. We wrapped up the night by going to this little hole in the wall pizza place. I didn't like it that much, the pizza was way too greasy for me but I was so hungry by that point that I still ended up wolfing down quite a few pieces.