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Remembering Aix: City of Light, Laughter and Joie de Vivre

Posted on April 24, 2020

Author Slowlanefrance

It’s a city that keeps pulling us back.

A home away from home.

A place of celebration

and street music.

A city ancient,

graceful,

stylish

and contemporary.

It was the home of painter Paul Cezanne,

who painted Mont Sainte Victoire 60 times.

Today, its good King Rene

likely would shed a tear in the silence.

Because Aix is a place to gather,

to be with friends,

dogs, too.

Catch a parade on Cours Mirabeau,

shop in a market, 6 days a week.

The food is fresh

and often sumptuous.

There’s always time to sip wine.

The light here dances,

changing throughout the day.

Life is lived outdoors.

At dozens of fountains,

in parks,

filled with flowers

and plenty of history,

at one of the many museums.

Aix is our second love.

Someday, we’ll be back..

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I’ve never measured a successful trip by how many destinations I can circle on a map or check off a Bucket List. To me the best journey, and the best ravel, moves more like a good conversation. It ebbs and flows. It rarely rushes, but it’s also animated and unpredictable. It is filled with banter and laughter, and invites participants to linger rather than march forward inexorably like a tightly wound clock. Want to have dessert? A second glass of wine? A detour in a back-alley artisan’s shop? A pause at an overview by the side of the trail? Why not. Read more.

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