A long day of exploring several amazing towns. Started with the antiques market in Isle-sur-la Sorgue, a small village set along the Sorgue river which hosts the largest antiques market in Provence on Sundays…cool stuff, pretty town, way too many people, so we left for the next site. Off to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, a village set in …
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After a quiet day of local market and lots of swimming in the pool, we awoke to rain this morning. Essentially the first rain of the trip…not bad, and much needed. It also helps huge to cool down everything. Decided to head to Arles anyway. It worked out perfectly. Rain stopped before we arrived and …
Another hot day makes for a great day at the beach. Tried a new beach today and we really liked this one. Pretty busy, but still lots of room and the water and view can’t be beat! Dinner at a little café in the main square 2minutes walk from our place. Ava and Isaac had …
Took a stab at one of Provence’s largest markets….oh so busy. With temps at 35C and 1000’s of people, we didn’t last too long:) But still some cool finds and great food. Then it was off to Les-baux-de-provence, a mountain top town and castle (ruins). With the heat climbing, why not climb a mountain:) Ended …
Today we made our way to the Mediterranean sea. Beautiful beach at La couronne (just west of Marseille). Calm, sandy beaches nestled into rocky shorelines and of course beautiful, warm blue seas. Warm enough that even Kendra went swimming many times today! Pretty busy beach, but I think they all are at this time of …
Had our last day in the Alsace and were speaking with our neighbor Richard about the Tour de France as it had passed through 2 days prior to our arrival. Turns out his great nephew is the local kid (there are signs all over town showing support for him) who is racing. I asked how …
Have been exploring the Vosges Mountains in the Alsace over the past few days. Swims at the lake in Lac de la Moselotte, hiking la Colline behind the house and taking a trek up to the Montagnes de Llamas near La Bresse. Met our neighbor Richard and he took Kendra and the kids on a …
Picturesque little Bavarian town in France, close to the German border. Walked, ate, took pictures, had ice cream and hit the road home as it was pretty hot out.
The drive from Normandy to the Alsace is far…like across the country far. so we took 2 days with a night stop in Blois. 1st driving day we took a few hours to explore DaVinci’s final home (where he died) with this year being the 500 year anniversary of his death. Clos Lucé was his …
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Such an amazing beach…had to come back for 1 more swim. Other than that…chill day! Back at the farmhousr the kids walked the goats and chased the chickens back into their pen.
Coppingers in France