After a late-night last night, we both sleep in a little this morning. Our neighbors across the way are getting new patio doors on their 4th floor apartment (read 5th floor) and it is amusing to watch the process of the workers hoisting the windows up by hand over the balcony to install. We enjoy…
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Market day! Again! We’ve gotten to look forward to the thrice-weekly visits to the local market. Fruits and vegetables are always super fresh and the people watching is hard to beat. Today’s hunt is easy – a baguette and items for a dinner salad. We fired up the rental car and took a short drive…
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We’ve been waiting for a rain day to visit the Tapestry Museum, but it hasn’t happened yet, so today decide to go for it anyway. The building the museum is in was once the Palais de L’Archeveche (Palais of the Archbishop) and is adjacent to the Cathedral. The archbishops held considerable wealth and rank within…
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We had nothing major planned for today so it’s catch up with chores and get some shopping out of the way. The largest of Aix’ street market is just two blocks away and happens a couple of times each week. Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and meats – it’s a fun scene to observe and we’ve made…
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