On with the journey

Day 4

As we had had a long drive we decided a late morning was called for and we entered the restaurant for breakfast. No staff. No clean tables. We were behind a french couple also waiting for staff to serve them. In the end I cleared a table and found plates and cutlery, and so did the french couple. When the only staff member we saw all breakfast appeared, the lady of the french couple laid in good style and got some action. She then pointed at us and we got some service action too.
Up for the buffet food, Christ it was poor! The bacon what was left of it had been there since 6:30 and was dry and stiff, the scrambled eggs were green and rock solid, hardly any bread. When the staff member returned with our coffee, she told us, no more hot food was available!!! So we made do with cold stuff and left.
On checking out we refused to pay for breakfast as they wanted 16 euros each. No way!
We only had a short hp of 75Ks to our next destination Aix-en-Provence so we did a bit of shopping, we were going to sight see but as it was cold (-4C overnight) and not much more during the day we left for Aix. On the way I realised I had left my one and only good shirt in the wardrobe at the hotel. Luckily I had bought another on the shopping expedition! Lose one buy one.
We arrived at the hotel, guided by tom-tom, through very narrow streets and booked in. On the way The Lady of the Villa had succumbed to a cold and we thought lets stay in in the afternoon, in the bar, have a few, then a sleep, get ready and go out. Good plan. However, no bar was open in the hotel, despite its claim of a 24 hour bar (one of its attractions when I booked). We went off to the local square were the bars were located and found, eventually, one that was open for food and drink. a quick purchase of English papers, some good food and wine and the world was put right… at last.
Back to the hotel for a sleep, up and ready and walk around the town sampling the bars. Shock, horror, the lager was 6.50 a pint. Helly Bud. Still it was a good night and we both slept well.