The French – Italian border town of Menton (France), is about a three hour drive from our town in the Var, headed east. Along the way, the promise of an abundance of mimosa trees in bloom on the “Route du Mimosa“, helped set the initial part of our course. February seems to be the bestContinue reading “The French Riviera – Winter Vacation Part 1”
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Corse, of course!
The first of 4 school vacations for the 2021 – 2022 academic year had arrived and we decided on spending the 2-week break visiting Corsica (Corse), and Sardinia (Sardegna). Corsica is part of France and Sardinia is part of Italy, although as one would learn, don’t call Corsicans French and don’t tell the Sardinians they’reContinue reading “Corse, of course!”
Surf or Turf? Why Not Both
A trip to the historic town of Grimaud goes hand in hand with a visit to Port Grimaud (its “sister” town separated by a mere few miles). The difference being that Grimaud is a medieval hilltop town situated inland, while Port Grimaud as the name implies lies on the water. Before making our visit, weContinue reading “Surf or Turf? Why Not Both”
A Visitor Comes
We’ve been settling into our new place for about 3 weeks and were super excited for the arrival of our first visitor (from back home). Tata Vanessa (aunt to the girls), is visiting us and is partaking in our day to day (from dining al fresco on the terrace to picking up the girls fromContinue reading “A Visitor Comes”
How Blue? Royal Blue, Blue Green and Sky Blue
Ever since arriving in Provence (over three weeks ago), I was eager to get out on the water or on a boat, to visit an island off the coast and to have some detachment from the mainland. The cluster of Hyères islands visible from our place only intensified this feeling. But as our local friendsContinue reading “How Blue? Royal Blue, Blue Green and Sky Blue”
Our Provençal Year 