Ibis Valence Sud

... 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...

... 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 ...

... pensé repartir?
Contact et informations: www.maisondelapra.com
Maison de la Pra
8 rue de l'équerre
F- 26000 Valence
Tel. + 33(0)670 572 954
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... et un Parc Naturel (Vercors).
Valence sur Rhône - Située sur le grand itinéraire européen nord-sud, Valence sur Rhône séduit par sa vieille ville, ses rues piétonnes, ses places ombragées, ses belles façades aux couleurs pastels.
Vallée de la Drôme-Diois - Terre nourricière, la région recèle des trésors qui font le bonheur des gourmets ...

... 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 ...

... and swimming (lovely cool fresh water from the Alps and
the Massif Central). This huge flat valley, surrounded by beautiful
mountain ranges on both side I imagine would also be an ideal location for a family holiday.
The Chateau itself is really lovely and the 63 acres of grounds include
a forest, private 'mountain' with 100 mile ...

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... Bren was most unhappy for the 20Km.


Viviers a funny little very old walled town (nasty alleys) but the aire by the river was nice, and has electricity.

... Unfortunately it won't be the same here as at home but that's okay. We have almost everything already planned out for the rest of our trip which makes it seem very close to ending. Especially since this weekend was daylight saving in France (when is it in the States this year? Didn't they move it back?) which means the days feel shorter and winter is coming. We've felt the temperature change ...