Who knew Provence would be so beautiful? Do I ever have to go back to work?? Ever?? Our stay so far has been wonderfully relaxing with good food, swimming, wandering the streets of Aix en-Provence which must surely be one of the most stunning cities in the world, and reading our books. No museums or galleries...it is the quieter end of our holiday.
We did a fantastic Taste of Provence tour which was the ideal intro to Aix, with a bit of history, food tastings through the farmers' markets, coffee in the best coffee shop and recommendations for other eateries which subsequently visited. The place is teeming with people which would otherwise send me into a spin but somehow when you're on hols, these things are easier to manage... still, i think it would be nice to visit when most of Europe aren't on holidays!
It is still hot with temperatures in the mid 30's each day so having a pool at our accomm was a real treat at the end of the day.
We have now settled into villa life with friends from Dublin and Paris... it is in a superb location; private, quiet, roomy, great views over to the olive grove and mountains and already we have eaten and drunk too much. phew, was worried about internet scams and arriving to a pile of rubble...
Now for the travel tip... who knew that when we noticed Gg putting up dental floss around the room that he was in fact, creating a washing line to hang our wet clothes on. we laughed, we scorned, we made further references to Chevy Chase but of course it was brilliant and we had to eat our words, stifle our laughter and apologise for our scorn.
Hope you're all well!
see you in Paris xxKG
My brother-in-law lives in Aix en-Provence. He'd be delighted to read your post. Parisians can be just as snobbish as other big-city-dwellers. French playwright Marc Camoletti (though you'd think from that name that he is only half-French) wrote a farce called Boeing-Boeing, which was translated into English and remounted not so long ago in The West End. It involves three female flight attendants, a Parisian lothario called Bernard and his rather unsophisticated friend from school, Robert. Robert is a sweetly naive character. And yes, he comes from Aix en-Provence. The Parisians enjoyed that. Enjoy your break.
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ReplyDeleteSounds like bliss! Meg and Nick are on their way to Antibe tomorrow so look out for them! GG and Morky should travel together.....M is constantly rearranging air con's etc. with things from his pocket or bag! Hilarious!. I would suggest you don't come home.....so bloody cold! Heaps of European tourists and heat sound very appealing to me!
Love ya! xx