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July 5, 2022 La Gaudina Luberon, an excellent outdoor dining experience about a mile from our Bonnieux rental, just don’t ask what’s on the menu. Going out to Dinner in Provence Eating out in France is taken seriously. At lunch time the highways seem to empty and at about 12:30 the restaurants quickly fill with […]
August 25, 2022 Joint (dʒɔɪnt) – American slang for informal restaurant or bar. Not to be confused with “classy joint” a place with cloth tablecloths. This place had the plastic place mat kind of table covering with some kind of laminated top, easy to wipe spills. The booth seat was comfortable but it swayed when […]
June 16-19, 2022 When Leslie and I knew we were going to be spending 4 weeks in beautiful Provence, I contacted friends of ours who now live in Lupsingen, Switzerland. Craig and JoEllen DePorter are now officially Swiss citizens and they drove the 7 or so hours down to Bonnieux to spend a long weekend […]
The Romans named this region of Gaul, Provincia Romana, it was their first province beyond the Alps. The name evolved into Provence and evidence of the Roman empire is still seen abundantly throughout this region. The D-900 Roadway About 1.5 miles from our rental is the main road that stretches through this region of the […]
June 22, 2022 A kid in a candy store. As a wine lover, it is difficult for me to wrap my head around the fact that within a one hour drive from our rental home here in Bonnieux, I can drive to legendary wine regions such as Châteauneuf du Pape, Gigondas or Vacqueyras. These are […]
One of France’s best outdoor markets has been a weekly occurrence since the 12th Century. June 25, 2022 Every Saturday since the 1100’s, the town of Apt (20 minutes from our rental farm house) hosts the market. And what a market! Over 300 vendors converge on the town and the small cobblestone streets that snake […]
Saturday, June 11,2022 An often overlooked site about 40 minutes north of the Eiffel Tower is a history and architecture lover’s dream. The church stands on the site of a Gallo-Roman cemetery with the tomb of Saint Denis, thought to have been the first Bishop of Paris who was martyred in 250 A.D. Later Rusticus […]
A study on the French people’s obsession with food. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Another beautiful day in Provence. Each morning starts off on the cool side but by late morning the warm sun makes its presence felt and anything not in the shade starts to bake. The days get hot, high 80s today, forecast calls […]
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Today Leslie and I set out from our rental farm house in Bonnieux with the goal of visiting the Abbaye Saint-Hilaire followed by a visit to the charming village of Menerbes, often touted as one of the most picturesque in all of the Luberon. A pleasant walk in the city followed […]
