Four Countries and a Principality

Sunflowers in Provence
Originally uploaded by spauldingtj

Our young son is well on his way to becoming a world traveller. The list now includes: the UK, the US, Spain, France, and Monaco. He was a superstar throughout the entire trip.

We spent the last week in Provence with some good friends, and we had a fabulous time. We shopped at some markets, ate French cheese, and drank a large amount of French wine. C'est Si Bon!

We rented a house in the village of Fuveau, just outside of Aix-en-Provence. We almost missed the market in Pallissene, but were able to catch the lady selling tablecloths and baskets (don't worry, Tim is thrilled to have more tablecloths). On Monday, we drove about 90 minutes to Nice to visit an antique market. Much more fun to look than to buy. In the afternoon, we visited Monaco, which was about 20 minutes down the road.

On Wednesday we visited Avignon, which interestingly was the home of the popes from 1309 to 1377. What was most interesting is the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. We spent an afternoon visiting the village and touring the winery at Chateau la Nerthe. Tim and I are going to return for an anniversary one of these days when the little one is visiting the grandparents! There were fields upon fields of grapes that will one day turn into wine.

So, where are all of the pictures from this beautiful vacation? It turns out that carting a baby and all of his junk was about all that I could handle. I hope to nick my friends photos and post some of them. Until then, I recommend checking out

http://www.flickr.com/photos/akryger/

or

http://www.annamorrisphoto.com/

Annie is a VERY talented photographer who we were lucky enough to have on our vacation. She's got some great shots from the trip.

Alright...its time to hit the hay. Hope everyone is doing well!

Cheers,
Dori