Mysterious Mistral
My last day, September 12, 2014. When I woke up it seems like every other day. Beautiful blue sky, sun shining, the weather has been…
Kathy is Going Places
Traveling solo and loving it!
Category: France
A day in Aix
Thursday, September 11 Driving to the TGV station through rush hour traffic to return the car I thought it would be ironic if I had…
45 years later…..
Everyday should start with champagne. My new motto, at least when on vacation. I took a river boat trip from Avignon to Arles today leaving…
“Ohoh, beautiful, gorgeous, wish you were here”
That’s a line from the movie French Kiss. Meg Ryan’s reaction to walking into a small Provençal square with Kevin Kline. I had that feeling…
Tortured artists and Medieval Castles
Provence is Van Gogh country. Today I’m headed South of Avignon to St Remy de Provence where Van Gogh lived and painted for awhile before…
Mountain tops and river side.
Today is Sunday, French family day, and all the restaurants on my street are closed. I’m planning on an early night to catch up. However…
An American in Uzes
I finally met Debby Bines The Barefoot Blogger in Uzes this morning for the famous saturday market. I was introduced to Debby and her Barefoot Blogger…
My Life as an Avignonian
Today is Friday so I’ve been in France a week and I’m just beginning to relax. Today I took in Avignon, unfortunately the woman I…
Seeing old friends
Waking up in the morning to the sound of church bells playing Ave Marie. That’s different! Today is the day I pick up my car…
Cruisin’ down the Seine and discovering the dark side of Paris
Ahhh, Paris! Monday and we’re dragging but keen to see more. Sleep has been a challenge because neither of us are used to the noise…