Le Presbytere en Provence
Travel Blogs from Saint Etienne du Gres
Provence
We had a wonderful time in Provence, and great weather (although it did get warm enough on Saturday to feel like Texas!!!! It was about 102F that day-- getting us prepared for home!) We spent 4 nights at a bed and breakfast in the french countryside. Thursday, we did a wine tour with a guide and 3 other people- one couple from Kansas City (it was …
Blog 6
... turned out to be a great spot, there was a specific cycle lane right next to the beach with views out in to the med. the cycle track was well constructed and i can imagine in summer this place is chocker block. So a flat cycle lane shoudl be a good ride........ for the majority i was in first gear.....first gear is designed for the Alps not the sea side.... occasionally I pushed it up in to second just so i didn't fall over (i was going that slow). It ...
Blog 5
... obviously normally there are hills and mountains etc in the way, but not this time. it was at this point i was glad i had chosen not to do a mountain stage on my little tour, i was exhausted and i had just climbed a little bump in comparison to those beasts.
soon after this the ride changed......for the worse. All day i had been looking forward to the last 30k, it was a gentle downhill, a good way to finish a long *********** the saddle. Oh no, that is not what the ...
Sur le pont davigon!!!
Jeudi, nuite de marde, jai pas bien dormi, je pensais trop, bon, je dormirais plustard!
Direction, la gare pour Avignon! derniere aurevoir a Romain! merci vraiment pour tout! je me sentais vraiment comme a la maison a cet endroit! bonne chance pour le Liban! Bon je manque mon train, *****!!! je prend donc le prochain, et oui, ca arrive! Benben vient me chercher a la gare, hiii ca fait drole de ...
Mont Ventoux
... steep cobblestone streets on the north side of the river up to the ruins of the old fortified castle, perched on top of a hill. There were great views from the top and after a few photos, we made our way back down. On our way back down, we spotted an awesome mailbox that we would’ve liked to bring back home.
Once in the old town, there were lots of neat little shops selling local products and of course the usual souvenir shops. One shop that stood out ...