My third visitor in Montpellier - 24 May 2008

 

Julie, my lovely middle daughter, spent the week of 24-31 May with me, travelling a tortuous route from St Pancras to Montpellier via all sorts of stops because of the Bank holiday.  It was apparently even worse on her return journey with a four hour wait in Avignon.  However, contrary to what we’d experienced here weather-wise, the sun shone in Avignon on her return journey so she managed to sit outside while she waited for her connection, and enjoy some well earned Vitamin D.

 

She and I had the most marvellous time together and went exploring every moment of every day, despite the weather.  Thank goodness we both had our trusty umbrellas and our New Zealand polar fleeces!  In Nîmes, because there was so much to see, we had to walk quite quickly and cover a lot of ground.  Here she is near Tour Magna.  She’d had to give me a hand up the hill for some of the way but I’ve just let go!

 

 

We seemed to be going up and down hills a lot and here she is again at Saint Guilhem le Desert, exploring the quaint streets on the way up to the Abbey.

 

 

Fortunately there was sometimes a moment to relax and either sit or lean!  This was one special day we spent in the city and we’re about to visit the Art Gallery after we’ve passed this fountain at the top of the Corum.  It’s a pity we always seemed to have had on our winter woollies during her stay!

 

 

It was pretty wet when we went into the Art Gallery as you can see from this photo, but I’m glad to say that it had a good rain while we were in there and we had a relatively dry walk home.  In this picture of the Art Gallery you can also see the lovely café to the left – even though there aren’t any people sitting outside enjoying the sunshine. 

 

 

But I did manage to catch her once without her coat on.  The town of Palavas was a disappointment but on the way to the Cathedral there we needed a rest and for a moment only, the sun came out!  Neither of us could resist the urge to stop at a café on the beach and lounge while the waiter brought out drinks.  I caught her at it!

 

 

And it’s lovely to see the smile when the sun comes out!!  We actually laughed a lot, but somehow the dismal weather made some of the photos look a bit serious!