Tag: Cours Mirabeau
Sometimes life teases. Maybe that’s why the weather broke perfectly today. Stellar skies. A gentle breeze. Temperatures in the high 60s rising toward the upper […] Read More
As the Republican Party keeps up its bitter assault on the Affordable Care Act, I continue to be amazed by the more far-reaching, no-frills, government-supported […] Read More
We were ambling back from the Tuesday market — a small shopping trip for fish, cheese, freshly picked strawberries and a few vegetables — when […] Read More
Aix-en-Provence is best known for its Cours Mirabeau, the wide, cafe-lined main street that in the heat of summer is filled with the fashionable and […] Read More
The streets of Aix filled with pedestrians this week as the month-long, regulated, French soldes, or sales, began in stores and the sun warmed temperatures to 60 degrees. Our favorite stops were the Bechard patisserie, where we had creampuffs with mounds of whip cream that both brought a sign and painted our faces, and the Book in Bar store, a marvelous English-language bookstore where one can sit for hours with a cup of tea, dessert and something to read.