Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #20 on Jul 27, 2010, 1:31pm »
Thanks again so much for your comments and well-wishes everyone! I knew that you all would share in my excitement, which is one of the reasons I am grateful for and still visit OP!!
So all the transportation and accommodation planning is complete. Now for the fun parts...keep your tips coming.
Annette, yes I'm sure I'll go back to Eze. I also want to visit some of the other perched villages... I hear that La Turbie is nice and there's supposed to be a very good restaurant there. But I don't think it has the view from the window that Chateau Eza does:
Mossie, that is a great link and I really want to explore that part of France more! I've been through there with a few stops, but Uzes is on my list. I liked Arles a lot too, the roman ruins are way cool.
Joy (and Holger), thanks for the Lyon tips. Jody also gave me some great tips through her trip report and shared her pics. I am getting more and more excited to see Lyon...at first I agreed only as a compromise to my dear husband who gave up Burgundy for Nice for me! But the more I read the more excited I am...it looks beautiful and interesting, and then there's the food.
As for the 2 days from Lyon to Nice...Joy, we spent a week in the Luberon a few years ago. Chateauneuf-du-Papes is one of our favorite wine so we had decided that it would be a good place to stop for lunch. I was origninally looking at St Remy or Les Baux or the area around Aix to spend the night, but when I saw a listing for a real farm (here's a good site: http://www.horizon-provence.com/bed_and_....kfast/index.htm I HAD to book one for my farmer husband. So we shall see, we're getting a room, a home-cooked meal (all with products raised and or grown on the farm) and a home-cooked farm breakfast for 144 e!!! Of course, SisterEurope would Rahtha be at some spa...but she sacrifices for the mister occasionally.
And Sandy and Lilia, yes, we will indeed meet in Pris one day. I know it. And Lilia, maybe in SF someday, peut-etre?
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #22 on Jul 27, 2010, 1:40pm »
Wow, thanks Anne!! (we were posting at the same time) I am taking down all of your suggestions and will definitely NOT hesitate to ask you questions...I have much respect for your knowledge, especially of all things food-related (our favorite French past time is eating and drinking). It's not as easy to get recommendations for some of the off-the-beaten-path places. oooh, I'm even more excited... (great story about your engagement )
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Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #25 on Jul 27, 2010, 4:25pm »
Mossie, your article has brought back such wonderful memories, an exalt for you.
We flew Ryanair to Nimes, the only airline that keeps the airport open, and spent a week in this lovely area touring around by public transport.
We " discovered " Uzes, one day whilst riding a bus, which is a lovely town, in a medieval time warp, where I had the BEST Quiche I have ever tasted in a cafe in the market square. I would love to go back and stay there.
The Roman viaduct and amphitheatre and 17th century centre of Nimes is so picturesque and as interesting as the one in Rome and there is also a Pantheon. There were lots of local festivals and events.
We rode the train to Avignon and Arles, which is so full of history.
The weather was beautiful in June and we had a great time, the whole area is beautiful with lots if vineyards, great fresh food and we really felt we had visited France.
Sisiter an exalt for you also, not only for planning a great trip but for turning an enforced period of immobility to your advantage.
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Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #26 on Jul 27, 2010, 6:37pm »
Sister, do go to La Turbie and look for the Roman ruin (I think it was a temple) which is tucked away in a little overgrown park just a short walk from the center of town. It's a gem.
I love the south of France and am considering it for Spring 2011 so I will pay close attention to your posts, as I always do Mary
This trip has been through many permutations! First, we were going to go to ... then decided to tack on ... and I had also thought about ...until I realized. And when I thought about that, I realized that...so Paris was sacrificed for this trip.
Congratulations on having planned the trip!
Your thought processes made me laugh because this is exactly what I do.
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #28 on Jul 28, 2010, 6:00am »
Great article, Mossie. Thanks for the post. We spent a day in Uzes several years ago - Saturday market day. It was the BEST market I have been to in France. Such a loveley little town so full of life and flavor. If you ever have a chance, really, go!
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #29 on Jul 28, 2010, 7:33am »
Denise, when was this adventure ?? I would love to go to the South of France in the spring, but Anne once told me that most likely it would be raining - and that it would be better to wait until the autumn.
I still remember the stunning sceneries from "Mistral's Daughter" when Mistral and Kate drive around in the South of France in the spring. Almost like you and Michael !!
Mossie, your article has brought back such wonderful memories, an exalt for you.
We flew Ryanair to Nimes, the only airline that keeps the airport open, and spent a week in this lovely area touring around by public transport.
We " discovered " Uzes, one day whilst riding a bus, which is a lovely town, in a medieval time warp, where I had the BEST Quiche I have ever tasted in a cafe in the market square. I would love to go back and stay there.
The Roman viaduct and amphitheatre and 17th century centre of Nimes is so picturesque and as interesting as the one in Rome and there is also a Pantheon. There were lots of local festivals and events.
We rode the train to Avignon and Arles, which is so full of history.
The weather was beautiful in June and we had a great time, the whole area is beautiful with lots if vineyards, great fresh food and we really felt we had visited France.
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #31 on Jul 28, 2010, 8:29am »
No, it was with Kate. Maggie had run off with Darcy, the rich American business man (who died in a car accident, just before Maggie and their daughter arrived in America. And THAT's why Maggie had to start as a fashion model, because she hadn't been married to Darcy and therefore she got no money from the estate, but had to pawn her nice Jewish jewellery.)
Some people just don't know their classics...... tut tut.....
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #33 on Jul 28, 2010, 1:06pm »
Gitte, that's too funny, I loved this mini-serie too. Dawn, I forgot to mention Biot and its glass factory. More info here : http://www.verreriebiot.com/gb/index.php You can couple the visit with Antibes. The bubbled glass (or blown glass) factory is, in my opinion, a must-see : you can see the artisans making the bubbled glass objects (glasses, jars, bowls,...) and they are all gorgeous (the objects, not the artisans ). They have a store, of course, and I would advise you to bring some bubbled-glass souvenirs back home, even though they are fragile. I love them all, they are very chic. Please have a look at their catalogue. Anne
Re: Just booked a trip through the south of France « Reply #36 on Jul 28, 2010, 6:33pm »
I love that too! Biot was on my short list (as was, and is, La Turbie) And Antibes, Menton, Italy... And today, despite having a ton of work to do, I discovered the Cote d'azur bus map (the TAM) It looks pretty easy to get around from town to town by bus. Yea!! These 2 1/2 months are going to drag EVER so slowly. But it sure is fun to read all about places I've never been, or just passedd through...
Denise, when was this adventure ?? I would love to go to the South of France in the spring, but Anne once told me that most likely it would be raining - and that it would be better to wait until the autumn.
I still remember the stunning sceneries from "Mistral's Daughter" when Mistral and Kate drive around in the South of France in the spring. Almost like you and Michael !!
Mossie, your article has brought back such wonderful memories, an exalt for you.
We flew Ryanair to Nimes, the only airline that keeps the airport open, and spent a week in this lovely area touring around by public transport.
We " discovered " Uzes, one day whilst riding a bus, which is a lovely town, in a medieval time warp, where I had the BEST Quiche I have ever tasted in a cafe in the market square. I would love to go back and stay there.
The Roman viaduct and amphitheatre and 17th century centre of Nimes is so picturesque and as interesting as the one in Rome and there is also a Pantheon. There were lots of local festivals and events.
We rode the train to Avignon and Arles, which is so full of history.
The weather was beautiful in June and we had a great time, the whole area is beautiful with lots if vineyards, great fresh food and we really felt we had visited France.
Gitte, we went the first week of June about three years ago. It was hot but not uncomfortable.
I wouldn't want to travel any later in the summer as the day we went to Avignon it unusually got to about 87 degrees and I took refuge in an air conditioned department store.....cost me a fortune.LOL!
Never seen/read Mistrals daughter. Gitte has obviously seen/ read it a lot.....Good reading for the trip!
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