I love Provence. I feel very fortunate that I had an opportunity to spend 3 weeks there with my wife and (at the time) 1 year old daughter. It is so beautiful, that it is hard to imagine. The food was wonderful, and the people were very friendly and helpful. We stayed in a small village but drove to many sites between Nice and Bordeaux. Most memorable was standing on the Pont du Gard a massive 2000 year old bridge, still capable of carrying traffic. Standing on that bridge gave me a feeling of connection with the Romans who built it, and propelled me into a 2 year study of European history.

lavender has a kind of magic about it, in old times it was a cure for all kind of problems such as sleeplessness or headaches. But I'm sick of hearing about provence. People say it's very romantic, and when they go there, they brag about it. a book was written some time ago, "a year in provence" about some English people who went there for a year; they bought a farm. The book was very popular and many more movies etc were made about Provence. always, the film is through a yellow lense, and there's always an old man walking with a pig...it's too boring!