Encore des Vacances

It's been a while, and I wanted to let everyone know that I am alive and well in the South of France. As per usual, I am on vacation. I don't know what this vacation is called - I don't think the French even pretend that this holiday has some kind of religious affiliation. In California, this week is called Ski Week, and that accurately describes the plans of most families around here too. The Alps are a mere hour and a half away - a doable long weekend for parents who still have to work.

I have decided to take a 15 hour bus trip to Germany, and I leave tomorrow afternoon from Aix. I've never gone on an insanely long, cross country bus trip, so this will be an adventure. I'm trying not to dwell too much on the fact that only poor people take 15 hour bus trips, nor that I will spend an entire night making the trip, nor the fact that they allow no eating or drinking on the bus. What else are we supposed to do? Anyway, I'll report back after my trip. On a brighter note, I get to visit a lot of old friends and maybe even try out my German. We'll see how that goes.

In the meantime, I have been enjoying Pertuis immensely. The weather has been spectacular. The sun is shining (even right now on my back), I'm back to wearing SPF 45, and I having been spending many hours of the day outside. I can see the buds on the trees, and I'm pretty sure that spring starts some time very soon here. Not just that, but I have made some friends over the past months who have taken it upon themselves to show me around Provence. I'm a lucky girl. I went north-west in the direction to Gourd and Roussillon, where the dirt is red, a couple of weeks ago. This week I went east into the Alps and saw Le Lac D'Esparron. Hopefully, the adventures will continue.

I'll be back soon, and I'll post some more pictures. I'm not trying to make anyone jealous with this blog entry, rather I am trying to make it impossible for you not to come and visit me!