Hello you beautiful bunch.
As my school-time is approaching the end it was time for my final trip. We had the chance to vote for our ideal destination and I decided to go to the south of France, the very beautiful Provence.
On the 22. of September my adventure started with a 17 hour bus trip until we reached the city by the river Rhône, Avignon.
Our hotel and the view from our terrace over the river Rhône and Avignon. Simply stunning.
On the day of our arrival we decided to visit the city and some sights. Unfortunately I can't show you all of my pictures, since 70 of them decided to vanish for no reason. So that is a shame, but here are some of the ones that are left.
23/09/2016 - Orange and Mt. Ventoux
Obligatory sunrise picture, since it was breathtakingly beautiful.
I completely fell in love with this small town. The houses were colourful, the people were happy and talkative (as far as my french was understandable) and the old town just looked so pretty and cute.
We then visited the theater.
I also sang with some friends Not to say goodbye and damn, it sounded great there if I say so myself, since the acoustic was fantastic and it just felt amazing to sing in such a big theater (even without audience)
We then went to the garden of Jean Farbre. If you haven't heard of him: no problem, me neither. I now know that he was a biologist and had his own evolutionary theory which he developed in this very garden we visited.
The last thing we did that day was to drive up the 1900 metres high mountain Mont Ventoux.
24/09/2016 - Arles
This city has not only a huge bullfight-arena, but a beautiful market filled with diverse food and spices from all over the world. We bought some fruits and a crêpe.
25/09/2016 - Le Baux and bullfight
Le Baux is a beautiful, yet touristic, town on top of a hill. It is so lovely, there is no other word appropriate for it.
Okay, about the bullfight. Before you get upset: This is not the spanish bullfight, this is the provincial bullfight. This is all about the bull and how good he is at defending himself, not about the men killing him. Just inform yourself about it, before you spread your opinion.
26/09/2016 - Leaving for Castellane/ Verdon Gorge
We were honestly extremely sad to leave this place and to move on. I am so going to miss this view, the heat, the city, the pool, the evenings in the city centre with music and my friends.. oh my god, it has been a dream.
But we left in the morning after a french breakfast to go to Castellane, near by the Verdon Gorge in the mountains. We lived á four persons in small mobile homes.
Later that day me and my best friend had a little dinner which looked a lot like a date and then went over to another house, in which lived five boys, and made burgers with them. That evolved in a house party with about 30 persons which was a lot of fun.
27/09/2016 and 28/09/2016 - Climbing and Canyoning
On the 28th we had to leave Castellane again because we left for our final destination: Cap d'Ail.
La Turbie has this huge momentum for Kaiser Augustus which we visited from which you have a beautiful view on Monaco and the sea. There was also a fat cat I had to stroke and pick up. She then licked my nose. It was delightful.
I have a confession to make: I really don't like Monaco. It is too much showing off for me and not enough culture or anything beautiful. This city seems so cold, only focused on money and so unfriendly. There is no positive vibe or anything, it is just money - power - glory. Not my style.
As my school-time is approaching the end it was time for my final trip. We had the chance to vote for our ideal destination and I decided to go to the south of France, the very beautiful Provence.
On the 22. of September my adventure started with a 17 hour bus trip until we reached the city by the river Rhône, Avignon.
Our hotel and the view from our terrace over the river Rhône and Avignon. Simply stunning.
On the day of our arrival we decided to visit the city and some sights. Unfortunately I can't show you all of my pictures, since 70 of them decided to vanish for no reason. So that is a shame, but here are some of the ones that are left.
23/09/2016 - Orange and Mt. Ventoux
Obligatory sunrise picture, since it was breathtakingly beautiful.
I completely fell in love with this small town. The houses were colourful, the people were happy and talkative (as far as my french was understandable) and the old town just looked so pretty and cute.
We then visited the theater.
I also sang with some friends Not to say goodbye and damn, it sounded great there if I say so myself, since the acoustic was fantastic and it just felt amazing to sing in such a big theater (even without audience)
We then went to the garden of Jean Farbre. If you haven't heard of him: no problem, me neither. I now know that he was a biologist and had his own evolutionary theory which he developed in this very garden we visited.
The last thing we did that day was to drive up the 1900 metres high mountain Mont Ventoux.
24/09/2016 - Arles
This city has not only a huge bullfight-arena, but a beautiful market filled with diverse food and spices from all over the world. We bought some fruits and a crêpe.
25/09/2016 - Le Baux and bullfight
Le Baux is a beautiful, yet touristic, town on top of a hill. It is so lovely, there is no other word appropriate for it.
Okay, about the bullfight. Before you get upset: This is not the spanish bullfight, this is the provincial bullfight. This is all about the bull and how good he is at defending himself, not about the men killing him. Just inform yourself about it, before you spread your opinion.
26/09/2016 - Leaving for Castellane/ Verdon Gorge
We were honestly extremely sad to leave this place and to move on. I am so going to miss this view, the heat, the city, the pool, the evenings in the city centre with music and my friends.. oh my god, it has been a dream.
But we left in the morning after a french breakfast to go to Castellane, near by the Verdon Gorge in the mountains. We lived á four persons in small mobile homes.
Later that day me and my best friend had a little dinner which looked a lot like a date and then went over to another house, in which lived five boys, and made burgers with them. That evolved in a house party with about 30 persons which was a lot of fun.
27/09/2016 and 28/09/2016 - Climbing and Canyoning
Can't take pictures while climbing or canyoning, can you? Either way, it was so amazing and definitely worth mentioning. If you are interested in checking some pictures out, here is the link: http://www.rafting-verdon.com/
In the evening of the 27th, we had friends round and cooked for them. I loved every second of it.
In the evening of the 27th, we had friends round and cooked for them. I loved every second of it.
As a desert we had crêpes we bought in a shop and warmed them up in a microwave. We had no expectations, just smeared a bit of nutella and banana on top but they tasted fantastic. So we made a simple yet delicious dinner and had so much fun, my body was in pain from laughter.
On the 28th we had to leave Castellane again because we left for our final destination: Cap d'Ail.
Let me tell you: IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE.
29/09/2016 - La Turbie, Fragonard, Èze sur Mer and Jardin de Rothschild
* Just lemme drop these here *
La Turbie has this huge momentum for Kaiser Augustus which we visited from which you have a beautiful view on Monaco and the sea. There was also a fat cat I had to stroke and pick up. She then licked my nose. It was delightful.
Fragonard is a parfumeur from Grasse and we visited it. In the shop at the end we sprayed a lot with parfumes at each other and left it smelling like a flowerpot.
Last but deffo not least: Villa et Jardins - Ephrussi de Rothschild
We also decided to sleep outside that night on our balcony. Sleeping with thousands of stars above our head and the sound of the sea behind us was probably one of the best things we did on the trip. It was seriously an experience I will tell people for years.
30/09/2016 - Nizza and Monaco
We went by train and it took about 20 minutes.
We then went to visit the Musée National Marc Chagall.
Then we had time to individually explore Nizza.
At 11 pm we decided to visit Monaco. The pictures are blurry but as the saying says: "Low quality pic, high quality people" or something. Let me throw up before I continue.
01/10/2016 - Antibes and Picasso
02/10/2016 - Monaco and Going home.
This was the last day of our trip. We visited Monaco for a few hours and then left at 5pm to go home.
I have a confession to make: I really don't like Monaco. It is too much showing off for me and not enough culture or anything beautiful. This city seems so cold, only focused on money and so unfriendly. There is no positive vibe or anything, it is just money - power - glory. Not my style.
We went back to our hotel by foot and then got in the bus and drove home.
Over all it was an amazing trip and I had the time of my life. I was surrounded by beautiful people I love, and visited a lot, laughed a lot, ate good food and grew as a person. I miss the Provence already so much and I wished I could turn back time to do it all again.
Thank you for reliving this trip with me, it means a lot to me if you read and saw everything.
Over all it was an amazing trip and I had the time of my life. I was surrounded by beautiful people I love, and visited a lot, laughed a lot, ate good food and grew as a person. I miss the Provence already so much and I wished I could turn back time to do it all again.
Thank you for reliving this trip with me, it means a lot to me if you read and saw everything.
I hope you are doing very well and are happy,
Paula Charlotte.
