Left Nice early to drive to Arles where we will board the ship. First we toured Aix-en-Provence, an old city. It was raining when we got to Aix, so it was difficult to take pictures as the cobblestones were slippery. We toured through the Cathedral Saint Savior. The cathedral was built over many years so it is a composite of many different architectural styles.
Aix Cathedral
After touring the cathedral we went to the Town Hall Square where we had time on our own to have lunch and shop.
Town Hall Tower
We had lunch in an Irish Pub where we had wonderful salads and great local wine. After lunch we walked around and did a little shopping. We found a great chocolate shop and an organic tea shop.
Got back on the bus and finally got to Arles and boarded the ship. The ship is very nice and we had wine at the welcome reception and decided to have dinner with a couple we met on the pre-tour. At dinner we were joined by 2 ladies we also met on the pre-tour. This looks like it will be a wonderful week.