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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Well today the birthday boy gets to pick what he wants to do. The Provence region has a very heavy Roman influence and was part of the Roman Empire beginning in 121 B.C. In fact, Provence didn’t become part of France until the 15th century. So today, we are going to the town of Arles…
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