For the remaining days of our vacation, we set our sights on a trajectory that started in Bilbao and ended in Madrid (with a midway stop in Burgos). This way we’d get to visit the Basque Country capital city and discover one of its main attractions, the renown Guggenheim Museum (designed by Frank Gehry –Continue reading “Vacation Part 2: Spain”
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Vacation Part 1: Going West (in France)
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)”
Color Me Fall
It’s that time of year when the days are shorter, cooler and wetter. So far November has lived up to its season but not without layering on fall charm. We had heard a little about the nearby town of Collobrières, the capital of the Maures region, that sits inland and is tucked closer to theContinue reading “Color Me Fall”
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”
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”
Catching up with Old Friends in Toulon
We spent our last week before getting into our new home with dear friends in Toulon. This was familiar grounds with amazing hospitality and served us well in being able to take a breather from all the moving around in the previous weeks. It was sort of a mini vacation from our vacation. We didn’tContinue reading “Catching up with Old Friends in Toulon”
Our Provençal Year 