Carcassonne was like a medieval fairytale, and we spent a windy sunny day walking the ramparts admiring the views. I loved the morning silhouette of the castle from our balcony…
After a few days there we moved to the countryside near Arles, and took up residence in a delightful renovated pigeonnier attached to an old Provencal Mas.
The whole atmosphere was homely , the lady who ran it was welcoming and the whole stay made me want to settle down and live there forever. You can rent it from airbnb here. I 100% recommend it!
I spent almost a whole day just wandering around painting things around the house and grounds. Such a pleasure…
I even took the time to draw some of the desserts I’d eaten - this is the pavlova by Remi Touja Pastry, champion patissier of France!
We also visited Arles, a wonderful little town that I absolutely adored. We kept arriving at the amphitheatre, whichever road we took, so we had galettes for lunch and I sketched the view. It was market day, and the hustle and bustle was such a refreshing change.
I loved the little details on the doors and the plants decorating people’s doorsteps, and of course all the winding streets…
This second week of the trip has been relaxing and warm, as the sun came out a little more, and now we’re off to the mountains…