The Voecks family joined the Cummings family (from Denver) and stayed in a beautiful stone house near the tiny village of Bonnieux, France. The house was very remote - located down a long, narrow rutted lane and not well marked. Bonnieux hugs a cliff and also has narrow streets that wind up and down the steep inclines of the village - harrowing at times and not for the novice driver!
The lavender fields were in bloom and we saw grape vines everywhere we looked. We alternated between relaxing by the pool and eating dinner outside by candlelight with trips to Aix en Provence, Chateauneuf-du-Pape and an antiques market in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. We highly recommend the local pain au chocolat, Tomme du Savoie cheese, lavender honey and Rose wine.
We finally enjoyed some sun and Mediterranean weather. The kids would recommend the Indiana Jones movies they watched every night. And the stars were amazing - I can't remember the last time I saw so many stars and many of them were very bright. We even saw a few shooting stars. Ryan had special permission to miss a few days of school - he didn't seem to mind.
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| Indiana Jones and the French Baguette |
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| Garett & Shelly |
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| Graham, Camille & Ryan - An evening in Bonnieux |
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| Twilight dinner at the house (9:45 pm) |
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| Enjoying the pool and warm weather |
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| Ryan lived in his swim trunks around the clock |
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| Ryan & Camille at Chateauneuf-du-Pape |
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| Amazing views |
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| Lavender fields in bloom |
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| The village of Bonnieux |
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| Typical French menu - what are we having? |
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| Colorful shutters |
Au revoir!!
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