L_Oustaloun Les Baux
place de l_Eglise, Maussane Les Alpilles Les Baux, Provence, 13520, France
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24 décembre : Visite aux Baux-de-Provence
... la place, en costume d’époque et avec une petite ménagerie qui ne manque pas d’attirer l’attention de Noémie et Elikia. Vers 14h00 le vent a eu raison de notre endurance et nous décidons d’aller manger dans un des restos ouverts dans la rue principale. Nous ne sommes pas seuls à avoir eu cette idée, le restaurant est bondé ! Une fois le ventre plein, nous décidons de rentrer à la maison. La visite du château sera pour une autre ...
23 décembre : Préparation du Réveillon
En ce 23 décembre nous nous concentrons surtout sur les dernières emplettes pour le Réveillon de demain. Y a pas à dire, C'est difficile de se croire à Noël quand il fait 15 degrés à l’extérieur. Il y a bien le Mistral pour nous rappeler que nous sommes en hiver mais sinon, on oublie rapidement ! Nous allons faire un tour à ...
Ru-eens
... time and had a snack of pizza and tuna baguette. But then as we continued to case the area, it seemed unlikely that our chosen restaurants and backup restaurants would actually open at all -- perhaps because it was Monday, or because it was the off-season, or... just because. So we reluctantly decided to bail. I was quite put out - this was our last night in Provence, and I had not yet had any classic Provencale food! (Eds note: My wife sometimes ...
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
... an appearance in future city explorations.
We started with Palais des Papes, the large castle built in stages for the 8-ish popes that occupied Avignon. It has a very impressive, classic "castle" look. And free English audioguides with admission (with very long-winded narration!). The Palais admission was a combo ticket with the Pont d'Avignon (which apparently has a famous song about it that I'd never heard even though it turns up on Yamaha ...
Land to air missiles.
We drove northwards again to a high roadless town called Les Baux which is up on a ridge that you need to walk up to. They say that this town is the most visited in all of Provence, and the off season joy we were experiencing elsewhere evaporated as we were once again engulfed in waves of tourists. It was very justified though with the ancient alleys and churches, not to mention the beautiful view over the Camargue.
The town looked ...


