Back in the USSR

OK, back to reality. On our last night in St Remy, we booked three nights in Montpellier. We found a chain hotel, like a Motel 6. The price was so cheap we each got our own room. Great, except the room looks and feels like it was designed by Gorbachev for use as public housing in Moscow. Christ. And to top it off, no A/C, so I feel like Alec Guiness in solitary in the Bridge Over the River Kwai. And here's the topper... my room is #107, which is essentially the ground floor. I'm about 10 feet above the sidewalk, looking out over a roundabout!!! I feel like an Amsterdam whore on display in the window. So this is what it's like to live like a European. Thank gawd we don't plan on spending much time in these rooms. Tomorrow we are driving to Carcasonne. On Saturday, we turn in the car and will catch a train to Sete, which is a beach town 15 minutes south of here. This hotel is a far cry from our palace last night... by the way, here's the web site to that place.. http://www.chateaudevarenne.com. Anyway, a breeze is kicking up and it's starting to cool down. More later... PC