September 2022
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September 29 Montreale & Agrigento
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Cleaned the trash, packed and waited for a taxi to take us to the Palermo airport Avis car rental spot. Our AirBNB host arranged for a taxi to get us which was extremely helpful. He also charged less than his… Continue reading
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September 28 Palermo
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When I travel I love to go to markets and cook dinner at home. It’s a bit of creativity (what can we throw together using what is available?) and a bit of pretending that I live there. The others humored… Continue reading
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September 27 Palermo
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First full day in Palermo/Sicily. We are in a nice apartment with John and Roberta. It is on a rough looking street but just off a main drag and very central. We can walk to all major sights. (Hint: don’t… Continue reading
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September 26 Marseille to Palermo
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( I think that I have done this entry already but I can not see it on the post. Connection issues are a problem.) We had a day in Marseille before our 7:50 flight to Sicily. We returned to the… Continue reading
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September 25 Fontain-de-Vaucluse to Marseille
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Leaving Vison for Marseille and leaving France. We had planned to stop in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue on our way to Marseille but realized that it was antique market day and would be mobbed – traffic, no parking. So, we decided to go… Continue reading
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September 24 Grignon, Provence
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This was our first rainy day. We decided to go to Grignon on the advice of Virgil in the hotel. It was in none of our guidebooks but it has a chateaux which seemed like a indoor activity for a… Continue reading
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September 22-23 Provence
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We said goodbye to Aix and heading to the Rhône. We had reservations for 3 nights in Visan at the Hotel du Midi. It was a lovely small hotel with relatively easy access to several famous sites. The owners are… Continue reading
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September 20/21 Aix-en-Provence
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We had two full days in Aix before leaving the home exchange house and heading our for the Rhône. Since we would be on the road eating out from then on, we decided to eat at “home” for the next… Continue reading
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September 19 St. Tropez and Brignoles
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We left Villefranche to return to Aix planning two stops along the way. St. Tropez and then Brignoles – where Bernadette currently works and lives. St. Tropez is a very small town with a lot of money. The harbor is… Continue reading
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September 18 Nice
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David and I took off early for a very full day in Nice. We started with The Promenade des Anglais (the English promenade). On one side is the beach and the other is the main road in front of hotels… Continue reading
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September 17 Villefranche-sur-Mer & Eze
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Drove a couple of hours from Aix to Villefranche-sur-Mer, a hillside town between Nice and Eze. All so close to each other that an Uber is less than $20 to get from one to the other. We booked a hotel… Continue reading
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September 15 Arles & D’Arnajon
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Arles is full of Roman history so we planned a day trip to just see the one town. Marc and Franc invited us for dinner at their place after. Leaving the house a little later than planned we had an… Continue reading
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September 14 Aix-en-Provence
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Ian and David arrived yesterday. Ian about mid-day from the States and David in the evening from Switzerland. Valerie and I had stocked the house with good things to eat and we had a simple buffet of French hams, olives,… Continue reading
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September 12 Roussillon, Provence
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Valerie and I headed out to the Luberon – a hilly area of Provence. We looked at the various villages/hill towns and selected Roussillon. Nearby was a famous cave (vineyard) where we planned to buy some reds to have for… Continue reading
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September 10 Aix-En-Provence
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Our first full day in Aix happened to also be a Saturday – the largest market day of the week. Of course we were there. Bought fruits and veg for the house and just took in the beauty of the… Continue reading
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September 10, Aix market day and dinner with Bernadette at D’Aranjon
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Saturday morning is the largest of the Aix markets so we had to go. We bought mushrooms, figs, lettuce, cucumber – things to eat. We also bought soap for the bath here at the house since we prefer bars over… Continue reading
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September 9, Drive from La Roque-Gageac to Aix-en-Provence
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This was probably the longest day of driving I will experience on this whole trip. Over 6 hours on the road. We had breakfast in the hotel which was very nice and were on the road by 10. La Roque-Gageac… Continue reading
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September 8, Sarlat & Grotte de Font-de-Gaume
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We did not have reservations for any of the ancient caves with paintings but Rick said that we could arrive early to get two of the 52 daily slots only for those who turn up in person. So, we got… Continue reading
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September 7, La Roque-Gageac / The Dordogne
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We planned to visit Chateaux Chenonceau on the way out of town. Rick Steves said to arrive by opening at 9:00 so we planned to leave at 9 since it is off season. But, as is our way we left… Continue reading
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September 6 Amboise – last day
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Liliane invited us to dinner at her house in Les Montils. Both Chambord and Cheverney are closer to her than us in Amboise so we decided to go to the castles in the afternoon and then to her house. Since… Continue reading
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