A couple of weeks ago we drove for about a half hour north of Marseille, to Aix en Provence. I heard some english as we were wandering in the streets. Many americans make a stop in Aix when they visit the South of France.
We then drove to Vauvernagues a little town lost in the countryside.
Vauvenargues became famous thanks to Luc de Clapier who was given the castle by Louis XV. In 1958 Picasso bought the castle and that's where he was burried in 1973 in the backyard. In 2009 the castle will be opened to the public and given Sam's interest about this painter, we will attempt to get some tickets to go back and visit the interior.
In 1958 Picasso bought the castle and that's where he was burried in 1973 in the backyard. In 2009 the castle will be opened to the public and given Sam's interest about this painter, we will attempt to get some tickets to go back and visit the interior.
Behind Vauvenargues you can see Sainte Victoire, they call it a mountain... so we had to go and climb it. I had flip flops on. We asked the directions at 4pm in the afternoon to a couple coming back down with all the gear to climb Mt Everest. They hesitated to answer as they were staring at my feet. We hiked up and down in 3 hours, got back to the car right before dark. The view from the top was all worth it. My flip flops are dead.
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Yes, well, after the Silver Falls hike I realize that what you can hike in 3 hours takes the rest of us a day or two. I hope you had a decent burial for your flip flops.
They were my favorite Teevas. It was sad.
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