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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Arles and Les Baux - Provence. April 13
Good afternoon!
Well, we sure are the lucky ones. The weather is amazing! Warm sunshine and temperatures around 20. We are all enjoying soaking up the sunshine after our long winter and defrosting a little. The evening and mornings are chilly and we need a coat but it is wonderful at mid day and I the afternoon.
Last night was great. We had an introductory meeting with champagne and roses for the ladies. Dinner was delicious . Service is good and the free wine even better..
Some of us enjoyed the entertainment in the lounge with the ' gypsy kings'... My favourite music.
Some went to bed early after a very long day..
This morning, we boarded a large bus for an excursion to the village of Les Baux de Provence. The village’s castle has a fascinating exhibit of medieval weapons. The village and fortress was a Protestant stronghold during the French Wars of religion until destroyed by Louis XIII and cardinal Richelieu in 1633. The village is beautiful with fabulous views and very enticing shops! My ladies had fun... And so did our mascot ,as you will see in the photos.
Later, we visited an olive farm to learn about this age-old Provençal farming tradition.
some ladies took the “Impressionist Experience” tour to the Saint Paul de Mausole Asylum, and later this afternoon, a city tour of Arles takes us to the Romanesque cathedral and the Roman Amphitheatre.
We sail at 5:30 pm to Avignon. More Photos to follow!
Well, we sure are the lucky ones. The weather is amazing! Warm sunshine and temperatures around 20. We are all enjoying soaking up the sunshine after our long winter and defrosting a little. The evening and mornings are chilly and we need a coat but it is wonderful at mid day and I the afternoon.
Last night was great. We had an introductory meeting with champagne and roses for the ladies. Dinner was delicious . Service is good and the free wine even better..
Some of us enjoyed the entertainment in the lounge with the ' gypsy kings'... My favourite music.
Some went to bed early after a very long day..
This morning, we boarded a large bus for an excursion to the village of Les Baux de Provence. The village’s castle has a fascinating exhibit of medieval weapons. The village and fortress was a Protestant stronghold during the French Wars of religion until destroyed by Louis XIII and cardinal Richelieu in 1633. The village is beautiful with fabulous views and very enticing shops! My ladies had fun... And so did our mascot ,as you will see in the photos.
Later, we visited an olive farm to learn about this age-old Provençal farming tradition.
some ladies took the “Impressionist Experience” tour to the Saint Paul de Mausole Asylum, and later this afternoon, a city tour of Arles takes us to the Romanesque cathedral and the Roman Amphitheatre.
We sail at 5:30 pm to Avignon. More Photos to follow!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
We arrived!
Snow in Toronto as we left.... Will this winter ever end?
We had a good flight with Air France...after we went through the cherry picker to be de-iced.
We were greeted in Nice and met the other six ladies of our group who had left Toronto a few days earlier to enjoy the Côte d'Azur and all it's beauty. One of our ladies from Ottawa was delayed because of the snowstorm,but made the flight in Toronto. We were so happy to see her,
Weather is perfect in Nice with blue skies and 20 degree weather! It is so wonderful to see green grass and trees in blossom. We transferred to our bus to Arles . It was a long three hour ride but some us snoozed...and we chatted and got to know each other.
We boarded our beautiful ship the MS Amadagio by AMA Waterways.
The ladies all settled into their cabins. Some went for a walk and some needed a snooze. The ship is lovely. Cabins are small but well appointed. Everyone is happy!!!
We are ready for our exciting day tomorrow!!
We had a good flight with Air France...after we went through the cherry picker to be de-iced.
We were greeted in Nice and met the other six ladies of our group who had left Toronto a few days earlier to enjoy the Côte d'Azur and all it's beauty. One of our ladies from Ottawa was delayed because of the snowstorm,but made the flight in Toronto. We were so happy to see her,
Weather is perfect in Nice with blue skies and 20 degree weather! It is so wonderful to see green grass and trees in blossom. We transferred to our bus to Arles . It was a long three hour ride but some us snoozed...and we chatted and got to know each other.
We boarded our beautiful ship the MS Amadagio by AMA Waterways.
The ladies all settled into their cabins. Some went for a walk and some needed a snooze. The ship is lovely. Cabins are small but well appointed. Everyone is happy!!!
We are ready for our exciting day tomorrow!!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
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