HOLIDAYS in RURAL FRANCE 09/26/2008
 In July we spent a week in our French friends' holiday cottage in rural France. It was heaven!  The cottage is an outbuilding of a mill at a small river, surrounded by forests and fields. There are no other houses.  Almost 2,000 years ago the Romans settled here and we drove across a nearby river, over the old Roman bridge that is 1,600 years old and still safe.  There are flowers and wildlife everywhere. Everybody seems to have time, but sadly, a lot of young people have moved to the bigger cities.  We picked our own berries, collected firewood for the evening, ate wild mushrooms from the forests and bought wonderful farm products from the small local markets.  Our friends' cottage is romantic and decorated with French antiques and fabrics.  At night we listened to the barn owls and woke up to wonderful birds' singing. It was a wonderful relaxing week and quite a contrast to flashy Paris! CommentsWed, 01 Oct 2008 19:08:12 Your "vacances en Provence" look absolutely perfect. Fresh food, French countryside, down time, nature, friends and relaxation! Maria Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:42:45 Dear Kelli, Leave a Reply |  Maria & DieterWe are a German couple living near the romantic Rhine valley and the cities of Cologne and Bonn in Germany. Three years ago we met Susan through the internet and have become great friends. We have so much in common and share a passion for antiques, good food and traveling, that it is fun to meet and do things together. Over the last 3 years we have met Susan and her sister Eileen in Paris, Germany and the USA. We are already planning our next trips to Provence and Prague and Dieter and I feel honored to provide photos, comments, reports and recipes from Europe to Susan and Eileen's blog. ArchivesAugust 2009 CategoriesAll |
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