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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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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