Left Aubenas as 8.30 and took the faster ‘N’ road as there did not seem to be a more scenic route. Parked at the station and wondered across a large park and stumbled into The Sphinx Hotel. Promptly booked it for 2 days as what we can see of Montelimar is very pleasing. Our room at the Sphinx is accessed from an outside staircase in a courtyard and there is a large upstairs arched loggia with tables and chairs. There is definitely a southern ambience to this place – perhaps it’s the trees and shrubs, the hotter sun or the people, but it feels Mediterranean. Hotel room is great after yesterdays – 71€. Had lunch outside in a square – 2 salads plus drinks for 20€ - and very relaxing it was too. Later stumbled around the busy market and nougat shops as I thought I’d send some to the school. The selection I thought was appropriate was 42€! So hard luck school.
Amnesty International were celebrating their 50th anniversary and causing a lot of noise with drums and speeches on the park.
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| Tony inspecting the goods Montelimar market |
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| Sphinx Hotel, Montelimar |
Quite a few available restaurants tonight. We chose Les Coleurs which was an OK meal for 40€.
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