Exclusive Chateau Pioline Aix-en-Provence

It is here, in the train station of Limoux, that I feel I can breathe again. I'm ready for the next leg of the journey. I'm done with WWOOFing for the time being, and it's time to cover some miles. Somewhere in all those layers of Tabby's house is a pair of old rubber boots with holes in the heels. I won't be needing those anymore. So its with a lighter pack, and a slightly heavier wallet, that I have my sights set on Italy.

My plan seems straightforward enough. I ...

... mean to make a comparison between Halloween and the end of WW1!), which is a national holiday here...not sure I agree with getting a day off for the
death of millions, but I’m sure it’s supposed to be a more positive occasion than that! There was a big ceremony in Paris at the Arc de Triomphe, attended by Sarkozy and Merkel, again showing the ‘European’ front i.e. France and Germany, and nobody else it seems! I know that the end of WW2 saw a ...

... made some friends had we the time and resources to put together costumes... I decided we were dressed up as Canadians, which I thought would have worked great until Tom pointed out that Canadians would probably speak more French. But we weren't really left out, there were only a handful of people dressed up. Overall; here is the tally of costumes in Aix on halloween: 2 girls in witch hats (with one stocking each), 5 ...

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First of all, we had a deadline. Something neither of us are accustomed to dealing with right now. Ferry departs Marseille at 7pm. Brian was concerned about covering the 100 km distance and finding the port in time. So, up extra early and on the road withour even eating breakfast! After all of the worry and fussing, and snaps of the whip to go ‘faster’, we arrived at the port at ...

... Enjoyed the film (but enjoyed the post-cinema demi-fraise - beer with strawberry syrup - more) and was proud at how well I managed to follow the French, without much concentration! A sign of improvement I hope!

This weekend in particular has been fantastique! As everyone else's parents have come to visit, Amy and I spent our Saturday shopping, eating and generally having a good time without alcohol. As usual, I got very excited about a sweet shop and between us we ...

2009年7月29日
$ 335;线：酒店-&g t; Marseille(马赛)-> 酒店

马赛 ;，大城市ᦁ 2;很乱，人ô 56;多，很无 842;，海景不 8169;。
午饭୲ 5;意点了 ...

We are off to Aix (pronounced X, like the letter) and Arles. This had us going in a different direction than we had in past so we went through the nearest town to the flat, Istres. I say through but what really happened was we were trying to go through and ended up in a parking structure. Istres was having its market day so the streets were closed. Well, since we are in a parking structure anyway lets have a look around. I ...

... view. We all took some amazing pictures and enjoyed the view of some beautiful French countryside. We all signed an american dollar bill and left it in the middle of a pile of rocks and then headed down the mountain just ahead of a rain storm coming from the other side of the mountain. We all vowed we are going back to the north side to conquer this mountain soon because going up about just half of it was a beautiful experience in itself!!! My week ...

... today would be a great day for a kabob. The man at the kabob store is starting to recognize us now. Haha. After lunch Kacie, Meredith and I decided to go to Aix-en-Provence for the day. It was about a 90 minute bus ride. We walked to the office of tourism to see what Aix had to offer. Kacie wanted to see the natural history museum and I wanted to stop at the Longchamp store to get some purses ...

After a long, but joyous day traveling, we finally made it to Aix-en-Provence where we settled into our hotel and then headed out for dinner at a local pizzeria. I remember liking the food, but we had to wait almost two hours for it to come out. I know now that Europe is just different that way. The locals are never a huge rush ...