With two weeks of vacation we decided to spend our first week in France and meet up with friends as we made our way from the Var towards Bordeaux and what would ultimately be Spain. We caught up with friends in The Occitanie province which is known for its ancient Roman past, notable cities (amongContinue reading “Vacation Part 1: Going West (in France)”
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1 Year Later: Our Provençal Year, Revisited
Returning to France just about a year after our experience of living there concluded, was something we looked forward to quite a bit. The anticipation grew stronger in the final weeks leading up to our departure and although a year may seem like a long time, it went by fairly rapidly. The girls were veryContinue reading “1 Year Later: Our Provençal Year, Revisited”
The French Riviera – Winter Vacation Part 1
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”
Headed South to Sardinia
Originally when planning our two-week vacation for the fall school break, we thought of going to Italy (mainland), from Corsica but the forecast dissuaded us from realizing our ambition. Cloudy and rainy would have massively hampered our experience so we decided otherwise. Instead, we opted for Sardinia as the weather was to be more favorableContinue reading “Headed South to Sardinia”
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!”
Hilltops and the High Life
My mother had booked her ticket a few weeks after our arrival in France and was very excited to make the trip over. She planned for an October timeframe when the weather was still quite nice (sunny with highs into the low 70s F). She flew direct into Nice which was convenient given that it’sContinue reading “Hilltops and the High Life”
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”
Our Provençal Year 