Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence

Back in Aix: Our Home Away From Home

May 8, 2016March 7, 2018

We are back in Aix-en-Provence,

in the same lovely apartment in which we spent my last sabbatical.

A place of celebration

A place of celebration

Brazilian street performance aided by

an energetic boy.

Even the wild boars watched.

Along with plenty of Aixois, enjoying an afternoon aperitive.

This trip is different, even richer, because Devon, our granddauther is with us.

She loved the fountains on her first walk through the city.

The fountain of the four dolphins had had a facelift.

Kathy and Devon paused for a picture.

And as always, we enjoyed

the ever-shifting light of Provence.

4 Replies to “Back in Aix: Our Home Away From Home”

ellen taylor says:

May 8, 2016 at 7:08 pm

Happy to see you ensconced again with beautiful Provencal sun and Devon looking so happy.

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1. Slowlanefrance says:
  
  May 10, 2016 at 4:44 pm
  
  An ice cream a day keeps the doctor away.
  
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Gregory Reddy says:

November 21, 2016 at 2:17 am

Hello, I like your website! I learned about it from an article in the Huffington Post. I am 55 and my stressful career as a finance person is fizzling. So I am thinking about retirement. I am thinking about buying a modest apartment in Aix, for the purpose of living there six months each year (the other six months in Los Angeles).

Would you say there are some nice neighborhoods, where I could perhaps spend a bit less than downtown Aix, but be able to walk or take the bus into town easily? Also, is there enough to do, or would I get bored? I speak French almost fluently. Can you get jobs there (I am an EU citizen, so a work permit is not a problem)? How did you arrange health insurance? Thanks for any suggestions and help!

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1. Slowlanefrance says:
  
  November 25, 2016 at 6:41 pm
  
  Thanks Gregory. It’s on hiatus til I get back to France this spring. But there’s lots of information there that’s still relevant to the traveler.
  
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