A nice view from a village we passed through between St. Etienne and Avignon.From St. Etienne, we worked our way down to Avignon, the one time seat of Papal power, prestige and palaces. For about half the trip, we followed really tiny back roads, which provided the best views and small village experiences. When we got behind schedule, we jumped on the toll road and really flew. Avignon was great. Completely within its original walls, the city had lots to see. We took the self guided tour of the Palais des Papes (the French Vatican). Really cool. The palace was the home of the Popes from 1309 to 1377. Nice lunch and then on to our villa.
This is the view from our balcony at Les Carmes onto the courtyard and to the gardens beyond. http://www.lescarmes.com/
Our lodging for the night was an old farm house fully restored and tout a fait incroyable. We found out about this little gem from Jamie's sister Allie. Allie knows the owners of the inn and connected us. The place is spectacular and the Provence countryside is beautiful. The inn is just 4 km from a fantastic town called Isle sur la Sorgue. It was named after the fact that the Sorgue river runs through it creating a number of canals with the main part of the town being an island. After breakfast at the inn, we wandered through the weekly market which featured everything from fruits, vegetables, meats, clothes, trinkets, trash and other items. This open air market is the largest in all of Provence and it took up at least half of the town.
Windows and doors in this country are pretty cool. 
Why do I look like "Fat Bastard?" Maybe because of all the French food? But I could be wrong.
From Isle sur la Sorgue, we headed toward the French Riviera. It sure is an awesome experience to be able to see the Med on one side, and the snow covered Alps on the other. 
We went yacht shopping in 
Antibes and then headed toward our hotel just outside the hill town of St. Paul de Vence. Our hotel room has views of the tiny town as well as the Med in the distance. Wow.
We went yacht shopping in 
Antibes and then headed toward our hotel just outside the hill town of St. Paul de Vence. Our hotel room has views of the tiny town as well as the Med in the distance. Wow. With this edition, more pics, less blah, blah, blah. Or is that blahg?
To the left is our hotel just outside of St. Paul de Vence. St. Paul is the village on the hill.
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