44. Avignon - Rue des Teinturiers (Street of the Dyers)

Our spartment was in a street which ran into Rue des Teinturiers. The street was traditionally where fabric dyers worked. The River Sorgue powered the water wheels which powered the mills along the street.

Nowadays there's a myriad tiny theatres and lots of snall cafes and bars lining the street. Avignon hosts an annual, world-renowned Festival of Theatre, when performances take splace all over town, including in some of these theatres which are as tiny as 50 seats. The cafes would place a couple of tiny tables outside under the plane trees alongside the river.

When we were there, performances were taking place in some of the performance spaces, and we often passed evening audiences spilling into the narrow cobble-stoned street, enlivening it with chatter.

The street seemed to be a centre of "bohemian" Avignon. Here's some scenes from Rue des Teinturiers. I regret not taking more photos in the area, but I think it was a case that we were often "passing through" on the way elsewhere!

Below: A restaurant named Woolloomooloo, which, despite its name (a Sydney harbour suburb), bears no connection to Australia these days. Nathalie said the name is a mystery to the current owners! Its warm, red glow at night was a beacon to us, for it was located at the corner of the street we were living in.