Chateau de Fontager Valence

... Most places we visited were 4th or 5th generations of the same family producing the same Syrah.

Our last day in the Rhone we did the other side of the bank; H'ermitage, and Crozes H'ermitage. (Yes Gretchen; we're bringing a bottle). Something we learned is that the villages themselves are not always where to find the best wine of the region. Crozes H'ermitage is the tiniest town way back in the hills with hardly any winieries in it ...

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...

... 1/5 de sa surface. Cela donne des formes naturelles auxquelles le sculpteur donne une signification en ajoutant le plus souvent un visage sur une silhouette drapée dans des replis naturels. Le résultat est souvent d'une beauté surprenante.
Donc à la semaine prochaine pour les photos.

Ensuite l'aventure continue à Pékin

... au cœur de la vieille ville de Valence a pour particularité d'avoir été rénovée entièrement des mains de leurs propriétaires.
A la truelle et au marteau, Henri-Jean n'a pas rechigné devant le gros œuvre allant jusqu'à fabriquer de la fausse pierre. Diane s'est ...

... e de forêts, de vergers et de vignes qui marque une douce transition entre la montagne et la plaine, les Alpes et la Provence. A découvrir: le Palais du facteur Cheval, les vignobles de Tain l'Hermitage et la capitale de la chaussure (Romans).
Royans-Vercors - Un paysage inoubliable: panoramas grandioses, routes audacieuses, rivières ...

... is required to have a Boulanger (bakery) and if there is not one then there must be a bread depot so you can have your baguette each day. Yyesterday we attempted to post some letters and at the same time we 'reserved ' a flute daily - well I think we did anyway! We will know for sure when we walk down today won't we?
Lamastre is our closest 'big town' where we go to do general shopping ...

... to the Alps in the
East! Gorgeous weather May to September and beautiful vineyards up and down the Rhone Valley.

I HIGHLY recommend this gorgeous chateau to anyone after a romantic getaway and as far as getting married at the Chateau..WOW.

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Today is our last day on our wet little farm in southern France. Remember last time when we hoped for better weather? Keep hoping! We've had a week of rain and wind with one day of snow thrown in for fun. It makes chores less amusing and other activities limited to inside play. On the upside, we got a kitten! Well, WE didn't get a kitten but there is one living in the house for a bit and we get to play with it (pictures have ...

... or four mustards on tap. I guess they are supposed to taste better straight out of the barrel. Also, as this place is for tourists, the prices are a bit higher. Kim asks the girl behind the counter, "How much is a jar of that mustard." Before you could say stop thief, this chick picks up a jar, fills it with mustard from the tap and puts it in a bag. Then she answers, "Eleven euros." Now I'm sure my man likes his mustard, but he doesn't like it to the tune of fifteen bucks for ...