We must have been very tired because we didn’t realize how awful the apartment was until we were unpacking and it was too late to leave. It was a hovel, filthy and shabby. We got little sleep on the lumpy mattress with mosquitoes buzzing and biting. There was a violent electrical storm and a downpour.

The next day dawned fine and we were out before 7am to seek new accommodation in the city. Avignon is shabby with graffiti everywhere and the first B&B we tried told us they were full and it was a busy period so it would be difficult to find anything. We were exhausted and dispirited.

We had a coffee and rang around. Luckily a couple at Les Clos du Remparts, had decided to leave a day early and they had an unexpected vacancy. It was excellent, the beautiful central courtyard had a hammock and soon I was pleasantly dozing in the morning sun whilst the room was prepared.