Reading and Roaming
LODGING & LOCATION Avignon is one of France’s largest cities with walls and many gates of entry and the famous bridge of the song every American school child learns in 3rd grade. The city is historically important because In the 14th century, for almost 70 years, Avignon was the site of the papacy. Over that …
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STAYING NEAR LE BARROUX Our current B&B, Ferme des Belugues, is a gorgeous property nestled in the hills outside the village of Le Barroux with views toward the Dentelle Mountains. It’s formerly a farm, and the house exists on two levels with an addition on the upper level that has private entrance accommodations for guests. There’s …
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WINE TASTING Through the years, the Chief Penguin and I have visited a number of vineyards and done tastings. Some of our earliest ones were in the Finger Lakes wine region in upstate New York; others were in the Loire and Rhône Valleys in France and in Chile and New Zealand. While living in San Francisco, we …
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STOPPING IN NARBONNE Today we spent about five hours in the car getting from Carcassone to our latest B&B near Avignon. We made the usual gas and lunch stops, but the most interesting part of the trip was the hour we spent in Narbonne. Narbonne is the first Roman colony established outside Italy and was founded in …
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