Of course, it’s Tuesday, so it must be market day. Dick has already informed me before breakfast that he will be pursuing a crepe from the crepe lady whilst in the market. So, breakfast is just yogurt and juice. We have a short list, but specific. We are taking a road trip tomorrow, so we…
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We were hoping to find a tour of the Bandol & Cassis wine regions which are along the Mediterranean coast just east of Marseille. The Cassis AOC is famous for its white wine which is quite a departure from the popular Provence rose’s, hence our interest. Bandol is a small AOC which gets a huge…
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Another Sunday, always a quiet day. We finish up our melon and juice for breakfast and toss a load of laundry in to wash. The two grocery stores near us close at 12:30 and 1:00 respectively, so we make a run down to Monoprix to replenish essentials, since we have an early start tomorrow. We…
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A fun day today! A ‘Village Fete’ to celebrate Provencal cultural life and taste local food specialties was held at Parc Jourdan, a short walk from our apartment. Starting at 11:00 was the free ‘Gourmet Market’ where regional winemakers and farmers provided samples of their special products. The ‘market’ wasn’t as large as we…
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