Ahead of our Rhône river cruise through Provence with Viking in 2018, we took an all-day wine tour with Olivier Hickman of Wine Uncovered that we wrote about in our post: Our Wine Tour in the Southern Rhône. We are delighted to learn that Olivier is now also sharing his deep knowledge of wine on … Continue reading Throwback: Terroir
We spent the last morning on our own in Provence at Saint-Rémy’s weekly farmer’s market. Since it was the off-season, things were quiet in the village with only a handful of booths open. We thought the markets at home might just be a bit busier then, since this was the day before Thanksgiving. Another location … Continue reading Onboard in Avignon
On our last full day on our own in Provence, we once again stuck close to our “home base” in Saint-Rémy with a visit to the local church and a stroll around the village in the morning, and a tour of the Château in the nearby rocky, hilltop village of Les Baux de Provence. The … Continue reading Saint Rémy & Château des Les Baux de Provence
Sticking close to our home base of Saint Rémy at the start of the day, our fourth full day in Provence, we drove down a very, very narrow chemin (French for “path” or “alley”) from our hotel to a nearby olive oil mill, Moulin du Calanquet. Along the way we had to slowly edge past … Continue reading Olive Oil & Ochre
Question: Why in the world would anyone head inside an underground quarry on a sunny November day in Provence? Answer: For the Picasso sound and light show inside Carrières de Lumières. The “digital art center” in Les Baux has been a hit with tourists since its first immersive art show in 2012. The 2018 season … Continue reading Sunny Sunday – Part 3: Carrières de Lumières
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 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
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 