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Created:: January 11, 2008
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Southern France

Posted: May 17, 08 7:44pm

I had been in southern France just after college, 34 years ago, and had dreamed of returning there. My daughter is doing a semester abroad, and I just returned from visiting her. If anything, it was even more beautiful than I remembered. She is in Nice, so I spent a few days with her there, then we traveled west to where I had been in Provence, in Avignon and a little village called Le Barroux, that is close by. We also visited Marseille. But I have to say that the little villages are more beautiful than anything else.

Rooftops of Le Barroux

Beaumes de Venise

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scratcher

Posted: May 22, 08 8:57am

Kathy-O wrote:

I had been in southern France just after college, 34 years ago, and had dreamed of returning there. My daughter is doing...

Avignon is fantastically interesting as the Popes lived there in the fourteenth century. When they returned to Rome, the city got stuck in a medieval time warp. There are not many cities like it- maybe Krakow, Perugia ( see pic) and Sienna all as they were 400-500 years ago.

Of course you have ChateauNeuf du Pape up the road for visits and tasting and Vaison not far off which has a fine Roman theatre.

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Kathy-O

Posted: May 23, 08 11:28am

scratcher wrote:

Avignon is fantastically interesting as the Popes lived there in the fourteenth century. When they returned to Rome, the...

You may be interested in joining a group that I just started, called "Travel Experiences." I've started a travelogue of my trip, and have posted some notes on Avignon.

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scratcher

Posted: May 28, 08 7:45am

OK thanks- I joined your group and posted a longer piece about Avignon.

I am going to Vienna to cycle the Danube June 10th and will put something together from that.

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Kathy-O

Posted: May 28, 08 6:29pm

scratcher wrote:

I am going to Vienna to cycle the Danube June 10th and will put something together from that.

How exciting - I will look forward to reading about your trip!

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