John's new favorite app - it transforms any photo into a painting. Fun!
We attended the Sunday afternoon concert at St. Jean de Malte at 3:30 pm. The pastor of this Church, Frere Daniel Bourgeois, spent some time in Denver many years ago. A small world! He is all about the music and sings with this choral group as well as directing the choir at Church.
I would like to note that the Church has gone through a major renovation in the past two years. The windows and walls shown in this photo were so darkened that walking inside was like entering a cave. Now - voila! - everything is bright and beautiful! We were so astounded to see the change. They are working on the second phase - the facade - now, and the bell tower is surrounded by scaffolding and netting. I hope we get to see it when it is complete.
The musicians in this first group played the flute with one hand, and the drum with the other. We had never encountered this and when we "googled" it, found it to be particular to Aix.
The Provencal choral group performed next. The women were all in traditional costume.
The fifth figure in from the right (green vest) is Father Bourgeois!
Tomorrow we are taking the train to Nice - about 2.5 hours east - to spend the night and walk amongst the rich and famous on the Riviera. Truth be told - the rich (mostly Russian) and famous are well-insulated from the "regular" population. We are content to be part of the hoi polloi and look forward to seeing the sea and and breathing the fresh sea air.
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