Thursday, September 26, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Salon de Provance
One of our favorite towns in Provance is Salon de Provance. Very french, the little city has everything you would ever need.
We arrived early and had time to look around town. Lunch and a stroll before visiting a soap factory we love coming back to.
Heres what they have to say about their soap:
In 1900, barely 22, Marius Fabre founded his soap company in Salon-de-Provence.
He started up in the garden shed, where he set up two cauldrons and a few moulds.
At that time, Salon-de-Provence was an extremely prosperous city, thanks to the commerce of oil, soap and coffee. The abundance of raw materials in Provence (olive oil in the Alpilles, soda and salt in the Camargue and oils (coco-nut and palm) coming in from the colonies via the port of Marseilles) had made possible the development of the soap-making industry. The arrival of the railway in 1873 greatly facilitated commerce.
We arrived early and had time to look around town. Lunch and a stroll before visiting a soap factory we love coming back to.
Heres what they have to say about their soap:
In 1900, barely 22, Marius Fabre founded his soap company in Salon-de-Provence.
He started up in the garden shed, where he set up two cauldrons and a few moulds.
At that time, Salon-de-Provence was an extremely prosperous city, thanks to the commerce of oil, soap and coffee. The abundance of raw materials in Provence (olive oil in the Alpilles, soda and salt in the Camargue and oils (coco-nut and palm) coming in from the colonies via the port of Marseilles) had made possible the development of the soap-making industry. The arrival of the railway in 1873 greatly facilitated commerce.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Arles and Les Baux
Starting thee day with another fantastic breakfast as soon as we were finished, the busses were waiting for today's morning excursion.
Today's morning destination is Arles. Very Roman but made famous by painter Van Gogh. Although he had only painted there for 2 years, it fun to see where he sat and what he painted while living there.The town doesn't own one of his paintings but have reproductions set as markers at the famous spots. Following the "Van Gogh Route" brings you to all the spots.
Our guided tour today was a mix of Roman ruins and local buildings.
Crusty and fun, this is a town I would love to re visit.
The hospital where Van Gogh spent time after his ear incident
After our walk, we went back to the boat for lunch and then off again for a walk through the rock topped village of Les Baux.
Not much to see, I spent the walk photographing with my "Instant" camera.
Today's morning destination is Arles. Very Roman but made famous by painter Van Gogh. Although he had only painted there for 2 years, it fun to see where he sat and what he painted while living there.The town doesn't own one of his paintings but have reproductions set as markers at the famous spots. Following the "Van Gogh Route" brings you to all the spots.
Our guided tour today was a mix of Roman ruins and local buildings.
Crusty and fun, this is a town I would love to re visit.
After our walk, we went back to the boat for lunch and then off again for a walk through the rock topped village of Les Baux.
Not much to see, I spent the walk photographing with my "Instant" camera.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Leaving Paris
Pack and go. Today's plan is to head to the train station, meet up with some friends from Bedford, have lunch and board the train to head south to Lyon and our Viking River Cruse of the Rhone River.
Things went well. Johnny and Charles had flown in from Boston and arrived at the train station before us.
Reservations at the "Le Train Bleu" was part of the plan. Truly one of the nicest restaurants we have ever had the chance to enjoy! Totally over the top!
Lunch was amazing! Here are some of the photos from today:
Things went well. Johnny and Charles had flown in from Boston and arrived at the train station before us.
Reservations at the "Le Train Bleu" was part of the plan. Truly one of the nicest restaurants we have ever had the chance to enjoy! Totally over the top!
Lunch was amazing! Here are some of the photos from today:
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