2022
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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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Amboise September 5
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Touring Amboise today. And, lunch with Liliane and Richard! Driving into town we came across a parking lot that had spaces. So, we grabbed one. Then we needed to figure out how to pay. Here is the sign on the… Continue reading
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Amboise September 4
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On the 3rd we returned to Galleries Lafayette (1 block from the Opera House shown below) to retrieve VAT tax and then picked up a rental car in Paris and headed to Amboise in the Loire Valley. Some difficulty getting… Continue reading
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Paris September 1
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After a late breakfast we set off for the Yves St Laurent museum. But on the way we did a little shopping. Enough that we had to return to the hotel with our purchases. But, so much fun. Traveling with… Continue reading
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Paris, August 31 2022
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In 2018 David, Byron and I ate at the Musee D’Orsay Restaurant. The waiter made quite an impression serving Byron’s asparagus soup. Today, Valerie and I went to the same restaurant on our first day in Paris. Our waiter was… Continue reading
Two Tramps 