Campanile - Valence Bourg Les V Bourg-les-Valence

And we're back! Internet was pretty much non existent though the french countryside; so sorry for the late blog posts. At any rate; we decided in order to see the wine regions of France you have to drive, so yep, we rented a car! Freedom from bus, train, and metro schedules is amazing. Our first stop out of Provence was Orange, the gateway to the Rhone Valley. But as it was a Sunday, and a holiday, there wasn't much to see, so we took off to drive ...

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...

Après un été bien au chaud c'est bientôt le départ vers l'Orient...
Si je suis encore le nez dans mes valises ma tête est déjà partie.
Dans une semaine je serai de nouveau autour de Shanghai pour rencontrer des sculpteurs de racine. Sculpter des racines en Chine est un art presque codé; on doit d'abord trouver une racine d ...

... e de la décoration. Le résultat d'ensemble est impressionnant surtout lorsque l'on considère le soin apporté aux détails. Petit clin d'œil à l'histoire : chacune des chambres porte le nom d'un ancien occupant de la maison. On trouve ainsi la chambre Laurens de la Pra, avocat ...

... le gros œuvre allant jusqu'à fabriquer de la fausse pierre. Diane s'est chargée de la décoration. Le résultat d'ensemble est impressionnant surtout lorsque l'on considère le soin apporté aux détails. Petit clin d'œil à l'histoire : chacune des chambres porte le nom d'un ancien occupant de la maison. On trouve ainsi la chambre Laurens ...

... get fuel - this is an experience in itself and I did wonder if I was going to be pursued down the road by a siren blaring mini car with two burly grenedimes wanting to know why I had forgotten to pay for my fuel. The system is that you fill up then drive to a small shed with a woman behind a window , try to tell her which pump you were at and then hope she shows you how much you owe her ...

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 ...

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... t see any camels in Morocco, and now, here in this little village in the middle of nowhere France we find them. Awesome.. I got pretty close and thought about petting them, but thought better of it when I saw just how big they are. I may be a simple man.. but the circus camels made my week. We got back to the hotel where we had adjoining rooms. I realized just how close we were going to be for the week when my mother in law said, "Hey, Maybe we'll be in the next room when ...