Visiting France was the portion of the trip that I most looked forward to. It did not disappoint!! We started off staying with Harris's friends Janis and Ken, who own a lovely home just outside the village of Grambois inProvence. Shown is the outside of our apartment, which is on the floor above the garage.
We spent nearly 3 glorious weeks here relaxing, sketching/painting, strolling in the village, and driving to nearby (gorgeous) towns. Here's a shot of Grambois: (oops...it wound up below next paragraph...) Will try another. Oh, well, also in wrong spot...So many picturesque corners in the village. Impossible to give the flavor in just a couple of shots.
Oh, right...can't ignore the eating part!! I ate more butter during those weeks than I usually do in the course of a year! The food was fabulous. Everywhere! The French value chefs and pride themselves in food presentation.
We spent nearly 3 glorious weeks here relaxing, sketching/painting, strolling in the village, and driving to nearby (gorgeous) towns. Here's a shot of Grambois: (oops...it wound up below next paragraph...) Will try another. Oh, well, also in wrong spot...So many picturesque corners in the village. Impossible to give the flavor in just a couple of shots.
Oh, right...can't ignore the eating part!! I ate more butter during those weeks than I usually do in the course of a year! The food was fabulous. Everywhere! The French value chefs and pride themselves in food presentation.
We walked to the local boulangerie daily, and were welcomed by the proprietress, Christina, whopatiently waited for me to cough out my French phrases. My french, from all those years ago, wasn't as accessible as I'd hoped/expected. Everyone was patient with my butchering of their lovely language, even in Paris.
Really struggling with the iPad, here. Unable to scroll back and forth, so here's a photo of our favorite, pain aux raisins:
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