Vincent Van Gogh left Paris for the sun and light of Provence in 1888. He spent over a year in Arles, with some of that time spent in a hospital there after cutting off his own ear. In May 1889 he voluntarily entered an asylum at Saint Paul de Mausole in Saint-Rémy, where he spent … Continue reading Sunny Sunday – Part 2: Saint Paul de Mausole
The sunny morning after our adventure avoiding the Yellow Vests blockades on the route to Arles, we had planned to go to the Sunday farmers/antique market in the Provence hill town of L’Isle sur la Sorgue. Soon after leaving our hotel, however, we encountered Yellow Vest protesters who returned to continue blockading highways. We chose … Continue reading Sunny Sunday – Part 1: Glanum
The first full day on our own in Provence was Saturday, November 17. It was a bit rainy, but that didn’t really create any problems. However, that was the first day of the Yellow Vest protests in France, and the route to our intended destination of Arles was cut off by a “blocage” at a … Continue reading Yellow Vests & Rain in Arles
One of the optional tours available during our Viking cruise on the Rhône was a brief visit to a vineyard and winery in the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine region of Provence. However, the timing of this tour conflicted with their tour to the Pont du Gard aqueduct that we also wanted to take, so we decided … Continue reading Our Wine Tour in the Southern Rhône
One last morning in Paris, and then off on the TGV to Provence. We spent the time remaining before our cab ride to the Gare de Lyon station strolling around the immediate area of our hotel. Speaking of which, here’s where we stayed: Even with the morning fog, it was a pleasant walk, with sights … Continue reading From Paris to Provence
On previous visits to Paris, we had been on at least two bus tours that traveled past the Rodin Museum where we were teased with a fleeting view – over a garden wall – of the back of Rodin’s famous sculpture The Thinker. This trip, we made a point of making it to the inside … Continue reading Strolling to the Rodin Museum
After a busy morning touring the Marais and a great lunch at L’as du Fallafel, we spent a big chunk of our afternoon in Paris at the Picasso Museum, also located in the Marais. Our visit was relaxing and, well, fun. Instead of writing a lot of details about our visit, we’re going to share … Continue reading Some Picassso Picks
As mentioned in our last post about Gilded Paris, we concluded our first day in Paris with a 12 hour snooze, too exhausted even for dinner. We seem to have done pretty much the same thing with this blog by taking nearly a month off since our last post. Let’s see about catching up a … Continue reading A Morning in the Marais
On our first day in Paris at the start of our two-week+ November vacation in France, we managed to drag our sleep-deprived bodies (and heavy suitcases) onto the train from Charles de Gaulle airport headed to the center of Paris. After a short walk from the Saint-Michel Notre Dame Metro stop to our hotel on … Continue reading Gilded Paris
This is a belated first post from this year’s trip to Europe. As noted before, we are incapable of creating our blog posts in anything close to real time. I guess that’s because we’re too busy each night catching up with Facebook and email to sit down to go through our pictures and write up … Continue reading Trois Bisous
Halfway There Travelers 