We get wrapped up and take a walk to the bakery at the bottom of the village (the one opposite our apartment is closed today) and buy croissants and pain au chocolat for breakfast...
By the time we return to the house, I’m soaked but things look up with a lovely breakfast with coffee and juice accompanying the just bought bread based products...
Then we drive to Aix-en-Provence, two thirds of the way back to Marseille in fact...
We take the back roads this time rather than the motorway route from Saturday night, and we drive thru yet more delightful little villages...
We park underground and emerge into the bright sunshine which has developed since earlier this morning...
We walk to the town centre and pick up a few tips at the Tourist Office before setting off up the main boulevard which is home to another market. This time, mainly clothes and shoes though...
After some pondering, I decide against a black bag with a likeness of Meg the Black Cat on it...
Into the old town and yet more markets selling the best fresh produce from the surrounding villages...
We finally make it to the square in front of the town hall which houses a flower market today. Hot chocolate for me and coffee for Anne, then we’re off again back down the main boulevard and into the other end of the old town...
We find ourselves back out our first point of entry and it’s time for lunch. We opt for Café Verdun opposite the Palace of Justice and the food is superb...
After a leisurely lunch including puddings and more coffee, I visit the Harmonia Mundi shop next door purchasing a CD of various pieces for Viola de Gamba by Marin Marais while Anne has a seat on the steps of the Palace...
Then more walking around drinking in the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the old town. I stumble across a larger CD store and have a browse – not as long a browse as had I been on my own of course...
I leave empty handed...
Back to the car and we head home along the back roads again, stopping off at La Tour d'Aigues to purchase a French stick for tea (no need for a huge tea tonight following the excellent lunch)...
We visit the tower itself, now almost completely ruined but used in the summer months for concerts...
Back home after driving along many tree-lined roads, we are greeted by the sight of one of the two cats who live with the owner...
We have some coffee, then some red wine with tea of bread and pate. Not for the first time I take all my pills with the wine...
We spend the evening reading books and listening to the new David Gilmour album. I compile a playlist of “recent albums” and it runs to an astonishing 70 CDs – we listen to this on shuffle play...
Due to a combination of pills and wine I fall asleep immediately tonight...
Highlight of the Day : Lunch at Café Verdun
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