Avignon, a pleasure for the senses

We arrived in Avignon to an uber-well located apartment in the old city, just a few minutes walk to the carousel, a huge open square, children's parks, and all the boutiques.

Today we had a wonderful afternoon sampling much of Avignon's menu. This is a very walkable town, with pedestrian streets paved with polished stones, many beautiful parks, open squares, castles and gardens.

Here is what we found in pictures.

The main square is enormous, with plenty of safe space for children to run. There is a beautiful Belle Époque carousel that we have been on at least three times a day. The Adorable Son would like to add that it turns, which is what he points out in an admiring tone to every passerby.

If you walk past the castle (which is open for viewing), and head up along the road you will find a very charming park with a view of the pont d'Avignon (like the song).

On the top of the hill sits a public garden (no dogs permitted or should I say no pooping permitted), with ducks, greenery, trees that remind me of group of seven artworks and a small children's park.

The pond has Koi fish, a turtle, and ducks all which expect to be fed. A toddler's delight.
You can climb to the very top, without toddler, to get an even better view of Avignon.

 If you are feeling adventurous, you can rent children's reclined bicycles that are created to resemble chariots. The inventor was smart enough to put padding on the front of the horse to protect innocent bystanders.

It has been raining for the past couple days, resulting in puddles. This is a huge dose of awesome for The Adorable Son, although perhaps less so for the Maman who does laundry. However, the Adorable Son would like to point out, once more, that the washing machine turns as well, which makes everything all right.