Auberge des Tarraiettes Montségur-sur-Lauzon

found a great little town in Provence.. and as they say "when in Rome (Provence)"... we had a great meal in true french restaurant... happy to be away from tourist food... and had some very nice red wine........ just a stopover but a friendly little place and nice hotel...

on the road again...

... It is also hard to appreciate in its current condition which is wrapped up in scaffolding. Lunch was at a small shop that served Chinese food where I had a cellophane noodle soup with mushrooms and chicken. Lucy had rice and shrimp.

The Orange-Chateauneuf combo did not take as long as we expected so we made for Carpentras. It had 2 stars in the guidebook and was pretty close, so why not? We were too late to go in anywhere, but we saw an ...

... Andre. This is a really great medieval fortress that was built in the 10th century. It's in great condition and has magnificent views of Avignon and the Rhone valley. There is an abbey and abbey garden on the site as well. The abbey is apparently privately owned and getting a tour requires work. The gardens are available for a fee, but we gave it a miss because it's probably far from its best now that we are in October ...

We went to market in Villenueve in the morning and I finally got my Paella at market! We got a couple of small things, mostly for lunch. Some saucisson (sausage), olive tapanade, and some baguette slices. As well as the aforementioned Paella.

We then went to Villenueve-les-Avignon, which was the home of the Cardinals while the Pope was in Avignon. Lots of walking and climbing of hills, but impressive ...

... en bois dur. Souvent ce sont des bois presque fosilisés dont on peut voir de façon très marquée les veines celles-ci dessinent des arabesques qui vont être utilisées pour donner sens à la sculpture. Au départ le sculpteur n'avait pas le droit de modifier la racine , juste la polir aujourd'hui il a le droit de sculpter le bois ...

Possibly the most romantic destination EVER, the Chateau Du Bijou is very beautiful and totally away from it all, but only just! We spent the weekend exploring the Ardeche and Drome
areas, situated either side of the Rhone Valley, which are both also really beautiful
and unspoilt holiday destinations. No crowded beaches, but fresh rivers
for ...

... I mentioned Houston. They had never really left this village, so I talked about skyscrapers, big freeways, NASA, and the big open spaces of Texas while they listened with wide eyes. Walking out of the store, I walked a little farther and saw an elderly woman carrying some grocery bags. I offered to help her. Shortly thereafter, she started to ask me if I wanted a short tour of this village. She pointed out the 12th century chapel and the Horloge gate and took me on a short ...

Only for Brenda! Driving down the upper Ardeche gorge on the outside of the road with 1m retaining walls and vertiginous views. Big lorries using all the bend were coming the other way ...

... gratis 4) welke verbetermaatregel dan ook, hij mag vooral niet teveel geld kosten! Maar moet liefst wel zoveel mogelijk opbrengen! Verder heb k nog een beetje problemen met alles uitgelegd te krijgen wat ik denk. De meeste mensen hier begrijp ik vrij goed. Het ligt er natuurlijk aan hoe snel ze praten! Maar het is vooral een beetje lastig daje vanalles wil zeggen of uitleggen maar dat het er niet echt helemaal uitkomt zoals je t in je hoofd ...

... seems to be able to explain exactly why they are striking, but the transport workers are on strike so there are picket lines on the tram tracks and well no buses which means i cant get to uni....shame, i love the fact it means that about half the population cant get to work/uni but still no one seems to be bothered and just treats it like another holiday. Ok I think Ive rambled enough, thanks for your emails keep them coming...hopefully you'll can see some photos? Johnny