Dimanche 3 juin, Apt, et le Mistral est fini
We were told by our lovely Joelle (the manager) that the mistral at this time of the year n'est pas normal. Boy did the weather change. After the sun and heat earlier, it was our warmest clothes and the heaters on until Saturday am. On Friday we were almost blown away at Les Baux as well as being blown away by the beauty. A highlight this time was the Cathedral d'images created in the limestone quarries under Les Baux. Here, changing images of Cezanne's works and life are projected onto the enormous white walls of the underground quarries: we visited here in 1973, not a soul was there and we parked our van in the entrance - it was dwarfed by the opening. Now you pay 7euros to visit. It was incredible, but you will have to wait for the pictures:Yesterday the wind had dropped and there was not a cloud so we decided it was the day for mt Ventoux (1920m) - WOW- great views in all directions, particularly the alps, including mt blanc. Shared the road with zillions of velos (bikes) doing a mini Tour - not to mention the odd fast motor bike weaving betzeen the cars and the velos - the velo riders zere a lot fitter than us (did Arthur say that?)
today we are in Apt and have just seen a procession of Provencal bands and costumed locals, some folk dancing - the shops are closed as today is Sunday and tomorrow is a fete so Arthur is happy!
to be continued..... your comments are very welcome.
posted by lizandarthur @ 7:57 pm
1 Comments:
Wow sounds like you guys are having better weather than us! I think we have only had two really warm days..probably just as well as we got too much on our first day on board. We were almost the only couple on the trip but two guys from Canberra joined us. They are both nice guys and both straight and funny. The former being the more unusual travelling together!
I will have to do a short post on our blog today but will likely be close to the weekend before I can add pictures.
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