How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different types of cheese? Charles de Gaulle
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More on Avignon, France
We are continuing to enjoy our time in Avignon and, as I mentioned in last week’s post, now that the weather has cooled, we’re seeing more of the city. Musée du Petit Palais, was on our list of sites to see. Housed in a building not far from the Palais des Papes, it dates back... Continue Reading →
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When the good Lord begins to doubt the world, he remembers that he created Provence. Frederic Mistral Arles, Provence, France
Avignon, France
Oh Avignon, I love this town. I fell in love with it on our first visit to France close to 30 years ago, and that feeling has not waned over the decades. The whitewashed buildings, chapped and blistered from the scorching sun, faded blue shutters, narrow, twisting cobbled alleys, the ancient walls that surround the... Continue Reading →
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But of Paris it can be said that the right bank of the Seine belongs to the world, and the left bank to France. Mary Butts Left Bank, Paris
Moustier-Sainte-Marie, France
The medieval village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie located in southeastern France has the distinction of being Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (one of 178 of the most beautiful villages in France), and deservedly so as it is nestled high in the rugged hills of the Provence Alpes Côté d’Azur. This tiny town with only 700 residents... Continue Reading →
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We love to slow down, and France requires us to do so. In France we find what we are missing. Marcia DeSanctis Camargue, France
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France is great because she is France. Victor Hugo Étretat, France
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The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences. Mark Patterson Avignon, France
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