We arrived in Aix-en-Provence Monday, April 1st after a long, but non-stressful trip. We left Tucson early on the 31st (6:15 am!!!!) and spent the day at DIA - mostly in the Westin lobby - waiting for our 7:30 pm flight to London. From London, we flew to Marseille and arrived at our apartment at about 6:15 pm. Corrine met us and made sure we were settled in. Not much has changed in the apartment except for the welcome addition of a Nespresso coffee machine - YAY! I brought my milk frother purchased here at the Nespresso store a year and a half ago, and am very happy to say that it still works perfectly!
That night we unpacked just the necessities, had a nice dinner across the street at Cafe Darius, and stopped at the market for milk and a baguette for breakfast. All efforts to stay awake failed and we slept until about 6 am. Nice and sunny!
Lunch at the Westin prior to our flight:
Waiting in the Westin lobby. So nice to have Ipad to play "Hearts" and watch videos. Texted with Stacy and B.
Our plane!!! B likes these pictures. The bigger the plane the better!
Yes - Starbuck's is everywhere! (Heathrow)
At Heathrow Airport, everyone waits in a common area to watch for the departure gate announcements. Usually, you are notified about thirty minutes before departure and then comes the frantic rush to your gate. The terminals are HUGE and there are about 120 gates in Terminal 3 alone. On past flights we have arrived at Terminal 5 and have had to make our way to Terminal 3 via bus. This is after having gone through customs. A lot to ask of yourself after a long and sleep-deprived trip.
Back in Aix!!!!
Tuesday morning on our patio.
Ventured out for a nice, lazy lunch at our favorite little cafe at the end of the Cours - Le Petit Bistro. This is where we had the photo taken for our 2017 Christmas card! Same table!
Statue of Roi Rene in front of cafe. Still a few plane trees left. We were concerned when we heard that several had to be removed because of a parasite. In the gaps left by the removals they have planted red maples in doubles rows either side of the sidewalk. In about twenty years or so it will be beautiful again!
John relaxing at lunch. Down the street behind us is "Segour" - a chocolate shop to end all chocolate shops, and a wonderful little bakery that sells my favorite cookies - Sables!
We stayed in this building (upper right at top) on our second trip to Aix in 2012.
Market Day on the Cours Mirabeau:
Our apartment on a bright, sunny morning:
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