Retirement Odyssey
Left Nimes this morning. It's really a very nice city that more Americans should visit. No big museums, a few good Roman sites, plane tree lined boulevards; a very pleasant small city with some nice restaurants.
Easy drive to Salon-de-Provence, our last stop in the Luberon-Provence region before we head for the Cote d'Azur. We're staying in the old Abbey de St Croix. The rooms are remodeled and enlarged monk's cells. It sits high on a hillside with gorgeous views. Our room is vey functional, a good base for rest over the next three days AND there is a beautiful pool! Abbey was founded in XIth century but abandoned in early 1800's, then severely damaged by earthquake in 1909.
Summer is clearly giving way to fall even as we move south. Mornings and evenings are quite cool, especially as it's often windy. All the kids are back in school here and in OR.
We saw the major sights of the town, before driving out to the abbey. This is the hometown of Nostradamus. It also has a XIIth century church and lots of small parks and many fountains, all originally fed by a natural spring/fountain that by now looks like a mushroom made of ferns.
After 7+ weeks of eating dinner in restaurants, we were dying for pasta, even though we know we can get plenty in Rome. Found a nice place where the "pates" is homemade and enjoyed an inexpensive but tasty meal.
Finished "The Trespasser" by Tana French
Walked - 4.1 miles
Drove - 99 km
Sleeping Like a Monk
September 11, 2017
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Salon- de- Provence
Left Nimes this morning. It's really a very nice city that more Americans should visit. No big museums, a few good Roman sites, plane tree lined boulevards; a very pleasant small city with some nice restaurants.
Easy drive to Salon-de-Provence, our last stop in the Luberon-Provence region before we head for the Cote d'Azur. We're staying in the old Abbey de St Croix. The rooms are remodeled and enlarged monk's cells. It sits high on a hillside with gorgeous views. Our room is vey functional, a good base for rest over the next three days AND there is a beautiful pool! Abbey was founded in XIth century but abandoned in early 1800's, then severely damaged by earthquake in 1909.
Summer is clearly giving way to fall even as we move south. Mornings and evenings are quite cool, especially as it's often windy. All the kids are back in school here and in OR.
We saw the major sights of the town, before driving out to the abbey. This is the hometown of Nostradamus. It also has a XIIth century church and lots of small parks and many fountains, all originally fed by a natural spring/fountain that by now looks like a mushroom made of ferns.
After 7+ weeks of eating dinner in restaurants, we were dying for pasta, even though we know we can get plenty in Rome. Found a nice place where the "pates" is homemade and enjoyed an inexpensive but tasty meal.
Finished "The Trespasser" by Tana French
Walked - 4.1 miles
Drove - 99 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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