Retirement Odyssey
Cold, cloudy and windy this morning. Our B&B hosts said that it was the first time they had to serve breakfast indoors since Spring.
We drove the short distance to St Paul de Vence. Took almost as long to enter and exit the parking garage (10 levels all underground) as it did to drive there!! The views of the hilltop town from below were nice. The views from the town were no great shakes. This is the most visited village in France and even on a mid-September day, it was crowded w/tourists. Nothing much to see except numerous art galleries and restaurants, cafes.
We continued north 10 km to Vence, larger, far fewer tourists and much more satisfying. Our hotel is on the north edge of the old town, everything in easy walking distance. There is a nice pool here, but unless there's a major change in the weather, we won''t get to use it.
Did the historic walking tour as mapped by the TI. Didn't get a chance to avail ourselves of the boule lessons they offer...... so far. Dinner at La Regence; lucky to get a seat as there was a German (?) tour group taking up most of the indoor seating and it was too cold (and smokey) to sit outside.
Finished "A Death In Vienna" by Daniel Silva
Walked - 5.8 miles
Drove - 30 km
Leaving the Coast; Inland Cote d'Azur
September 18, 2017
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Vence, France
Cold, cloudy and windy this morning. Our B&B hosts said that it was the first time they had to serve breakfast indoors since Spring.
We drove the short distance to St Paul de Vence. Took almost as long to enter and exit the parking garage (10 levels all underground) as it did to drive there!! The views of the hilltop town from below were nice. The views from the town were no great shakes. This is the most visited village in France and even on a mid-September day, it was crowded w/tourists. Nothing much to see except numerous art galleries and restaurants, cafes.
We continued north 10 km to Vence, larger, far fewer tourists and much more satisfying. Our hotel is on the north edge of the old town, everything in easy walking distance. There is a nice pool here, but unless there's a major change in the weather, we won''t get to use it.
Did the historic walking tour as mapped by the TI. Didn't get a chance to avail ourselves of the boule lessons they offer...... so far. Dinner at La Regence; lucky to get a seat as there was a German (?) tour group taking up most of the indoor seating and it was too cold (and smokey) to sit outside.
Finished "A Death In Vienna" by Daniel Silva
Walked - 5.8 miles
Drove - 30 km
1.
Preparation
2.
Our Journey Begins
3.
Arrival in Normandy
4.
Recalling the life of Jean d'Arc
5.
Farewell Rouen, welcome sunshine
6.
La Route des Ancienne Abbayes
7.
La Jour de Lessive
8.
Continuing west in Normandy
9.
En vacances
10.
Lazy Sunday; Dimanche en France
11.
Brittany, Bretagne, Briezh
12.
The Coast Beckons
13.
Down To the River
14.
Our First Excursion
15.
Another Excursion
16.
Westward Ho!
17.
Touring North Brittany
18.
Channel to Mountains to Atlantic
19.
Hello Birthday Girl
20.
A Change in the Air In Quimper (Kemper)
21.
On We Go!!
22.
Daytripping
23.
"Breaking News"
24.
Medieval festival
25.
Apocalypse Tapestry
26.
"Sunday" on a Tuesday
27.
Visite Guidee avec Sylvie
28.
A Visit To St Etienne
29.
Gloomy Day
30.
A Change in Roofs; Saturday Traffic
31.
Volcano Day .... Up and Away
32.
French Hill Towns of the Massif Central
33.
Je Viens a Vienne
34.
The Grandeur of Roman Vienne
35.
Vienne- continued
36.
2000+ years ago in Roman Vienne
37.
Approaching Provence
38.
The Heat Is On
39.
Vaucluse and Ventoux
40.
Baking with the Romans
41.
Cote de Rhone loop drive
42.
The Red Rocks of Roussillon
43.
Inclement Weather in the East Luberon
44.
Bright Sun in the Western Luberon
45.
Mini-Mistral; Venice of Provence
46.
A Day In the "New" Avignon
47.
An Audience With the Pope
48.
Over the Mountain to Arles
49.
Around and About Arles
50.
Ancient Arle; Coupes des Cheveux
51.
Water to Nime, Birthplace of Bluejeans
52.
Cool and Damp in the City of Denim
53.
Nime's 1st Water Source
54.
Sleeping Like a Monk
55.
Day Trip to Aix en Provence
56.
One Last Trip to the Luberon
57.
Blowing Onto the Cote d'Azur
58.
Cloudy Day on the Cote d'Azur?!?!
59.
Surf and Sun in Golfe-Juan
60.
Souffle Encore
61.
Leaving the Coast; Inland Cote d'Azur
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