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Day 28

We have been traveling for a month now and it is still wonderful. We would highly recommend a prolonged vacation to all who have a chance to take one. I think Paul will even survive in retirement as he is relaxed and has not even thought about work more than a couple times. More importantly, I...

permalink written by  pscossette on July 15, 2007 from Nantes, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 27

I neglected to mention we had a nice swim in the pool yesterday afternoon and a bit of a nap around the pool. There were several English speaking guests at this hotel including a group from New Zealand that were having a great time. The typical sedate French hotel was challenged a bit by all...

permalink written by  pscossette on July 14, 2007 from Saint-Emilion, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 26

We did awake from what little sleep we did have in a new country with a new language. We switched trains just over the border as now we were in the French train system. There is little or no cooperation between French and Spanish transit. We arrived in Bordeaux at about 10:30, exhausted. We...

permalink written by  pscossette on July 13, 2007 from Saint-Emilion, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 13

Today we leave St Remy de Provence and begin our journey to Spain. It is sad to leave Villa Rosa, we have really enjoyed our stay here. On our way to Spain we pass through Arles, a hot spot for all the great impressionist painters in the early 1900’s. As Connie would say, “the light is great...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 30, 2007 from Perpignan, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 12 - Suzy's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Suzy! Today was Suzy’s choice which she designated as a relax at Villa Rosa day. Paul loaded Connie and Craig up in the car and brought them to the Avignon train station for their trip back to Paris. They plan to spend a couple of days in Paris before they head home. As usual it...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 29, 2007 from Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 11

To Les Baux we go. This is an amazingly beautiful citadel that sits on a plateau seemingly on top of the world. The views of the surrounding fields and vineyards go on to the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel itself is in ruins, but there is a very good audio guide to explain what life may have...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 28, 2007 from Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 10

Today we took a trip to the Ste Maries de Mer in the Camaruge, famous for it’s white horses, black bulls, and Pink Flamingoes. We drove through the wet lands that have formed at the entrance of the Rhone into the Mediterranean. There were white horses and Egrets everywhere. We did not see any...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 27, 2007 from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 9

In case you were wondering where the pictures went, we all suspect the weary bellman from Paris absconded with our camera link cable to extract a little revenge on us all. Most likely we simply left it on the kitchen counter. Not to fear, a new cable should be arriving on Saturday morning and...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 26, 2007 from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 8

We are off in search of Roman Ruins today. A short drive along the Rhone River brings us to the Pont Du Gard, a 60 AD Aqueduct over the river Gard. It is definitely not in ruins. It took 1000 men 12 years to build this amazing structure. That is without computer scheduling, hydraulic cranes,...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 25, 2007 from Nimes, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 7

With the children snug in their beds, the adults charted a course back to Avignon for our cooking class. The GPS worked like a charm and we drove through a winding street and found a sign for La Mirande. The parking situation looked a bit dicey so Paul dropped the rest of us off and drove off...

permalink written by  pscossette on June 24, 2007 from Avignon, France
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