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  • Abbeys of the French Pyrenees
    Abbeys of the French Pyrenees
    posted July 5, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    The first of our day trips from Narbonne (last Wednesday) was to a couple of abbey churches in the Pyrenees mountains near the Spanish border....
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  • Albi and Revised Travel Plans
    posted July 4, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Happy Fourth of July! What an appropriate day to tell you we're just about ready to come home to the US of A. Europe is...
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  • From Provence to Languedoc
    posted July 1, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Greetings from Narbonne, in the region of Languedoc. We're still near the Mediterranean Coast, but now we're at its west end, close to Spain. Yesterday:...
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  • A Happy Birthday in Arles
    posted June 30, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Yesterday I celebrated my birthday with a trip to Arles, in which I got to see ancient Roman tombs and other good stuff in a...
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  • The Camargue
    posted June 28, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Greetings from the Camargue, a region of ultra-flat wetlands south of Arles known for white horses, black bulls, cowboys, flamingos, salt and rice. And wine,...
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  • In the Manner of Grace Kelly or Similar
    posted June 25, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    This evening we took a fantastic drive to Monaco along The Corniches, the winding roads seen often in movies (including at least one Bond) and...
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  • Avignon and Papal Castles
    posted June 24, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    So, I'm finally getting around to our days out around Avignon last week. They were fun days so I don't want to pass them by...
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  • More Good Times in Nice
    posted June 24, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    The good times are continuing here in Nice. We did end up going to the beach late afternoon yesterday and it was absolutely glorious! Sorry...
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  • Nice is Definitely Nicer!
    posted June 23, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Greetings from the French Riviera! We are very happy in Nice and so glad we changed our plans. Our hotel room is spacious and stylish...
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  • A Week in Provence
    posted June 21, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    This post comes to you from behind the window at top right, in the city of Aix-en-Provence. Happy Summer Solstice! I hope everyone enjoys the...
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  • Day Out from Orange
    posted June 18, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Yesterday our first outing from Orange started out on the freeway in the pouring rain. It continued to rain most of the time we were...
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  • Ah, Sunny Provence
    posted June 19, 2008
    by Holly Hayes
    Greetings again from Provence, where it is finally, actually, hot! Too hot, really. We got good and sunburned yesterday and the temperature reached the 90s...
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