The TGV train station at Avignon; very cool Blue sky, sun shining, and the famous Provence wind, the mistral, pounding. You could feel it in the car and when we dropped it off at the TGV it was almost impossible…
Did I ever give the update on the Tate Modern sunflower seeds? Despite taking thousands of Chinese villagers years to create and paint, the porcelain wasn’t lacquered. The seeds “opened” for one day. When people began to walk on them…
It’s stop not arete and parking not stationnement and shopping. The Quebec sign police would have a field day. We took the lawnmower on the motorway SE to Aix (as in extremee or excusez or X the LA band from…
Even the graffiti has je ne sais quoi Any more culture and we’d be yogurt. Today, all day, in Arles. It was sunny, then overcast, but mild, up to about 18C. We started with a coffee in a brasserie on…
Morning sun looking west from Les Baux Vineyards and olive groves in the Val d’Enfer The limestone outcrop which is Les Baux Part of the remains of the fortified castle at Les Baux Stupendous…
Awesome gardens at the hotel Bastide de Boulbon It rained hard all night but we woke up to a beautiful day, occasional clouds, lots of sun, around 8C, but no wind. Our tourist world looked wonderful. Of course still…
We had an early breakfast—as early as you can have it, it starts at nine; the Germans were leaving, four hour drive to Frankfurt, pretty sweet. Mild but overcast. Drove south to Cluny, meandering along a two lane highway through…
Closed for the season Chateau (maison de garde at the dam) in decline, Lac des Settons We had a wonderful, lively breakfast, one UK couple regaling us with stories about friends of theirs who were caught in the Eurostar tunnel…
It was January at 8 AM: a mere five degrees! Had communal breakfast upstairs; four Germans, two Belgians, two Anglos from Kent. We were the first out of the B&B, on our way quite far north to Vezelay. It was…
For Heather The medieval church at Fontenay The “grand” garden The cloister The barnlike room is the monks’ dormitory It actually works! Woke up to rain! Checked out Saturday…