On the plus side:
- great food with good value (even snacks on the run from pastry shops can be outstanding)
- great variety of fines wines, although these can be relatively expensive in restaurants
- interesting sights and well preserved towns, such as Arles and the city walls around Avignon
- the Popes' Palace
- well thought out ticket bundles for tourist attractions
- friendly people with good natured teenagers
- cafe culture
- very pretty, stylish women seem to be everywhere!
- good weather (seemingly rain-free)
- easy, good value Internet access
- great bag and jewelry shops to keep the ladies occupied!
- trains are always on time but are relatively expensive if you travel without discount cards. The TGV is a world class train.
- dog turds are everywhere! (It's a a feat to avoid it all day. This has got to be a health hazard when the weather hots up! )
- the French love dogs too much. Even tough looking baldy guys have tiny dogs with coiffured hair under their arms
- prices of soft drinks, teas and coffees are usually higher than alcoholic drinks
- narrow, unmaintained pavements
- cars in historic cities where there is no room for them (I always found myself dodging out of the way of a cars coming from all directions.) Cars are the bane of Avignon and should be banned.
- clothes and items such as table cloths are often at rip-off prices
- our wine guide said that a shirt in Avignon that costs 80 euros would cost 60 in Paris, with the same shirt in Rome going at 30 euros.
- too many homeless people on the streets with no alternative but to beg for money
- the old parts of Avignon are spoiled by graffiti.
- not enough public WCs.
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