tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87975523969491134282024-03-04T23:30:27.285-08:00tuscanroadAt Tuscan Road Designs you will find an eclectic mix of quality mod and vintage handmade artisan jewelry using Semi Precious Gemstones, Crystal, Lampwork and found objects. Inspirations come from nature, architecture, old world icons and the world around us as I have seen it from numerous travels. I love to blog about the stories behind these pieces , my family and life in general.TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-13257853546790514022015-04-26T08:42:00.000-07:002015-04-26T08:42:06.226-07:00Last Day In MarseilleWe are spending this final Sunday in Marseille before we fly home tomorrow. <br />
Marseille is France's premier port and oldest major city. The Vieux Port is beautiful with ancient guardian forts on each side of the harbor entrance. The views were gorgeous from the giant farris wheel.<br />
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On the north side are the commercial docks and the old town, and people have lived here for 26 centuries. High up on the hill is the Basilica of Nortre-Dame-de-la-Garde.</div>
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-83039503587986666452015-04-26T07:59:00.001-07:002015-04-26T08:16:44.947-07:00Goodbye Provence, See You SoonOur last day at Maries Le Refuge was bittersweet. We started our morning with a good coffee at a favorite café. I asked for a large coffee and this is what they gave me.....a bowl of coffee....<br />
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We then took in a final marche at one of our favorite towns of Lurmarin and it was a beautiful day.<br />
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Then lunch at a favorite outdoor café in the village of Bonnieux which has one of the nicest views ever....</div>
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The hard part was saying good bye to Marie, truly a special friend.</div>
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So once again, good bye to Provence....a bientot....</div>
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The outdoor French café culture is wonderful. We love just sitting for awhile with a cup of coffee for the chance to people watch.</div>
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The Boulangerie is enticing with its warm, buttery smells....nothing beats the daily fresh baguette.</div>
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The markets have visual charm, color, noises and unique smells. There is no such thing as a non market day in Provence.</div>
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Taste test the cheeses, sausage, jams, honey....</div>
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Biking appears to be a way of life. They are everywhere...the countryside, hill town villages, even Mont Ventoux--perhaps training for the Tour de France.</div>
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Everywhere you go, there are flowers....in fields, on trees, window boxes, at the markets....</div>
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Our favorite little French Citroen that just has Provence written all over it.</div>
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I think here, there is a strong importance attached to just enjoying life. To take time for oneself, indulge and relax has been our motto for this trip and this is truly the place to achieve that.</div>
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This house served as a refuge for the French resistance, and even though it is only a 5 minute drive from the beautiful village of Menerbes, it feels like I am in a lost valley and the cares of the world are far away. </div>
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The house is literally built into the the rock and faces south to the sun. The extraordinary overhang of the rock is quite impressive and serves as a wind break during the mistrals.</div>
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We arrived at Le Refuge after walking past Maries house, then through an arch into a beautiful little courtyard.</div>
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Downstairs is the living area with kitchen, fireplace, internet and bath, and the bedroom is upstairs.</div>
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Her main house and barn were built in 1769. When the owner Marie, bought the property nearly 40 years ago, it was little more than an old stone shell in ruins, having been abandoned for 100 years. Our little refuge was added about 15 years ago. The photo above shows it to the left of the barn.</div>
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Maries home from the back. She's a fabulous gardener and all her flowers are ready to bloom.</div>
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It's been fun playing catch up with Marie and she enjoys practicing her English.</div>
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The cars are small....thankfully. But once we pulled out of the airport in our little Fiat Panda, traffic shock set in. <br />
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We experienced high speed chaos as we were surrounded on all sides by a sea of small cars. It appears the local driver sees any car in front of him as a challenge. Road signs advertising one way, narrow road, winding road, or speed limits are merely a suggestion. Little baby cars would scream by going faster than the posted 70 km, sometimes on a blind bend only to tailgate the next poor tourist driver not going fast enough.<br />
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Lacoste lies in the shadow of its looming castle. As we climbed through this photogenic village of narrow cobblestone roads and arches, we made it to the base of the castle of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) He was notorious for hosting orgies behind the walls and for kidnapping peasants for scandalous purposes......</div>
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Bonnieux is a smaller town with not a lot of activity, however the views were spectacular!</div>
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Siagnon sits up high on a rocky spur overlooking the valley below, as most hill towns do. </div>
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It was here that we stumbled upon a wonderful little deli that served the most fabulous omelet I've ever eaten. And of course, you can't leave town without your daily baguette!!</div>
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Roussillon....the deep ochers used in the construction of this hilltop village are stunning. </div>
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No other village looks so warm and rich because its hues come from at least 17 shades of ocher discovered in and around the village, notably in the dramatic quarries. We took a 50 minute hike to experience the breathtaking cliffs, panoramas and formations.</div>
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Provence lives with its vicious Mistral winds, which blow 30-60 mph 100 days out of the year. The Mistral clears people off the streets and turns lively villages into ghost towns. Locals say when the Mistral blows, it's everywhere and you can't escape.<br />
Therefore, every window and door has a solid wooden shutter to close off the homes and businesses.<br />
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<br />TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-49749750951590712542015-04-15T12:04:00.001-07:002015-04-15T12:04:25.214-07:00LavenderLavender, the famous flower of Provence, colors the region every July. This area provides the world with about 80% of its needs. Harvesting continues until September and is mostly mechanized although in some areas it is still collected in cloth sacks slung over the back.<br />
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Lavender everywhere.....infused in sea salt for cooking, soap, dried and packed in Provencal fabrics.</div>
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To see the beautiful fields in full bloom, you need to come in July when it's quite warm. This is the best time of year weather-wise, so I'll just imagine........<br />
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Tuesday is market day in Gordes. We have found that each villages market is a little different from the last. We saw different goods for sale at this market such as fresh lavender items, colorful pottery, jams and herb-infused sea salts, to name a few.</div>
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-20383870405908512652015-04-12T12:55:00.002-07:002015-04-12T12:55:51.246-07:00Welcome Back!We loved "Le Refuge", our little cottage in Provence so much last year, we decided to return...this time for two weeks. The owner Marie is such a delight and welcomed us back with opened arms. We always have such nice chats. Even though her English is broken and 3/4 of what she says is in French, we are still able to understand each other just fine.<br />
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Les Baux-de-Provence is the most dramatic fortress site in Provence. The first citadel was built here in the 10th century. You can view the ruins and the village is about as charming as they come.</div>
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Today we visited our first market in the village of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. This 17th century town lies on the river Sorgue and has one of the best markets, a major haunt for French antique hunters....yes please. Mike says it's a good thing we're flying, not driving home, or the car would be loaded up for sure.<br />
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Today is our final day in Paris and it was a beautiful April day....Happy Easter!</div>
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We are staying in the Montmartre district so we spent the day in the area.....</div>
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Built in 1885, the Moulin Rouge was turned into a dance hall as early as 1900. The wild and colorful can-can revues still go on today and tonight we will see one as our final farewell to a wonderful vacation and city.<br />
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She is an incredibly gracious and intelligent woman and we have truely made a new friend for life.<br />
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The Luberon Valley</div>
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-30931123173916020582014-04-17T12:57:00.000-07:002014-04-17T12:57:32.712-07:00Menerbes is Our VillageOur home "Le Refuge" is located in the little valley right below the hill town village of Menerbes.<br />
This is the village Peter Mayle lived in and referred to in his book "A Year in Provence".<br />
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Our view as we drive down the road from our place.</div>
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At one of the high points of the village where this picture was taken is the Citadel, built in 1584. <br />
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A busy, prosperous fishing center in the 19th century, Cassis is still known for its excellent seafood. Outdoor cafes line the small port on three sides. We had a delicious lunch while we watched the boaters come and go from this sleepy and charming little port.</div>
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Cassis was born more than 2500 years ago. Some of the the castle ruins on the hill date from the 8th century. While foreigners may overwhelm the pretty beaches of the Mediterranean, Cassis is popular mostly with the French and still feels unspoiled.</div>
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We visited the most picturesque hill town village of Gordes today. This village spills down the mountain in terraces from a Renaissance Chateau. The charming atmosphere and incredible views made this a must-see.<br />
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Tuesday is market day, so we had fun strolling through the various stalls of antiques, foods and goods. I saw so many things I could totally buy. It's a lucky thing, or unlucky, depending on how you look at it, that I can't just load up my car with all these fabulous vintage French wares......sigh.</div>
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As we hiked amongst the village's buildings and network of streets, we came upon whole rooms built into the rock. It's amazing how intact some of them still are. The newer section--16th, 17th, 18th centuries--still stand with some buildings refurbished.<br />
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Once we made it to the church summit, we were rewarded with a spectacular view of the entire valley and the Luberon mountains.<br />
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We drove straight to our cottage in the lovely hill town of Menerbes. It took some effort to find the place, as the owner, Marie's instructions were in pretty broken English.<br />
Marie is from Paris, got a divorce, then moved to Provence, where she found this property in 1994. It was little more than an old stone shell in ruins, built in 1769 and over the course of 20 years, she has transformed it into her refuge, thus the name "Le Refuge".<br />
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The house is literally built into the the rock and faces south to the sun. The extraordinary overhang of the rock is quite impressive.</div>
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Downstairs is the living area with kitchen, fireplace, internet and bath and the bedroom is upstairs.</div>
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When we arrived, we got to know Marie over a glass of wine. She speaks limited English but speaks better English than I speak French. But that didn't matter. She was a delight to visit with. Today she took us all around the property and showed us all the amazing thing she has done over the years.</div>
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So the tradition goes that you and your love bring a lock with something written on it, find a spot to attach it, then throw the key in the river.</div>
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No building better symbolizes Paris than the Tour Eiffel. Originally meant to be a temporary structure, the Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 Worlds Fair. It stands 984 feet tall and was once the worlds tallest building until overtaken by New York's Empire State Building in the 1930's.<br />
It was a beautiful day, perfect for our picnic lunch on the lawn in front of the tower.<br />
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Scaffolding up the center was being used for some sort of maintenance.</div>
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These past four days in Paris have been busy and wonderful. Tomorrow is another new adventure....on to Provence for a week. See you there......</div>
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-33090047445746903972014-04-10T13:01:00.000-07:002014-04-10T13:04:07.011-07:00Crepes For LunchThey're so French and oh, so yummy. As Mike and I were strolling down the Champs Elysees, we came across this Crepes cart, one of several we had seen. As it was lunch time...you guessed it, that's what we had for lunch. Yes, ham and cheese crepes. I could eat them all day.<br />
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-50074336677925812912014-04-10T11:57:00.002-07:002014-04-10T11:57:39.839-07:00Paris Is Always A Good IdeaReturning to Paris for the third time, we embraced the city as an old friend, one that constantly surprises, inspires and enchants us.<br />
Today we crisscrossed the city by foot and Metro.<br />
First thing early this morning, we headed down to the fresh food and flower market at the Bastille Plaza. <br />
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We carried back our culinary treasures and fixed a wonderful breakfast at our loft to start the day.</div>
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The markets are a wonderful way to see people with fresh eyes and to meet people up close. To participate or just observe is an experience that is so French. This is an authentic experience where you can be as anonymous or as social as you wish.</div>
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TuscanRoadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754203743260331253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797552396949113428.post-42527392482741982922014-04-09T11:27:00.002-07:002014-04-09T11:27:30.968-07:00Claude Monet's Giverney<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397003463859_4255">
Well, we're here.....got here around 12:30
PM yesterday. Our loft is a small studio-type loft on the fourth floor of the
building, up literally 72 stairs of a long, wooden spiral staircase. The view
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I tried to stay up as long as I could,
but literally fell into bed at 4:00 PM and woke up at midnight ready to
go.....So, now I'm sitting here at
2:00 AM writing this. <br />
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****Flash forward to the next day****<br />
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Our first official day out and about, we hopped the first morning train from Paris to Giverney, the home of Claude Monet.<br />
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Leaning on the balustrade of the veranda, while taking in the view and smells of the gardens, it was impossible not to smile. Beauty was everywhere I looked.</div>
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The balance of the whole flower garden rested on this central avenue and everything was designed around this main path. Wherever he stood, Monet had to be able to see the whole planted area.</div>
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While the garden is a masterpiece, the famous water-lily pond, weeping willows and Japanese bridge was a dream of Monets from the very start and took many years to construct. During summer, the arbor over the bridge is covered with purple whisteria.</div>
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Last night Mike and I sent off two lucky balloons. You light the lighter at the bottom then once they fill with hot air, they lift off. You say a little prayer or dedicate them to a loved one first.</div>
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After saying our good-byes to the staff of the Banana Fan Sea Resort, the General Manager Supit Choo-in personally drove us to the Koh Samui airport for our flight to Bangkok. <br />
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Chaweng is the longest and most famous beach on the island of Koh Samui. With very smooth, white sand and clear, warm water, this is the beach and town we come back to each time we come to Thailand.</div>
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One of the things we love are the beach food vendors. They set up anywhere on the beach and provide just about everything--fresh fruit, banana pancakes, satay and vegetable skewers. They carry all of this in two baskets on either end of a long pole. Once set up, everything has a purpose, including the pole as an umbrella stand.<br />
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The town of Chaweng is fun and full of life. It's full of shops, restaurants, massage parlors, hotels and people. The town really comes alive at night and most everything is open until 10:00 PM or midnight. We couldn't come here again without going to one of my favorite little stalls with the most fabulous string lights made out of cool materials such as died lacy leaves made into flowers and silk worm coccoons. The owner is Poo, another friend who we've known since coming to Samui the first time in 2000.</div>
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