Well, shame on me, this blog entry is WAY overdue! Mom and Dave were our first visitors this year and they were here back in October! Our rendez-vous began when Nick and I drove to Ville Franche sur Mer to meet them for a special lunch. Ville Franche, a small port town just east of Nice, is where Dad was stationed on the USS Salem in the 6th fleet in the early 1950's. Nick and I took Nicholas, Lindsey and Sarah there last year, but this was a rare opportunity for Mom and I to be there together. We had a belated celebration of Mom's birthday at La Mere Germaine, Dad's favorite restaurant there. Germaine, who started this now quite famous restaurnat, had been like a mother to all the US soldiers stationed in this little town after WWII, hence the name.
Back in Aix, we went to the special Saturday markets. There are foods of all kinds to overwhelm the senses! These fresh mushrooms, figs, tomatoes, radishes and a huge paella especially caught our eye...
No day at the market is ever complete without one(or two!) of the most delicious macaroons in the world...
We also wandered through the crafts, jewlery and bric-a-brac markets....
and finally ended up at one of the small flower markets at a plaza nearby....
Time to take our purchases and head home for lunch!
Another day, we took Mom and Dave out to see the Barrage de Bimont, which I've written about elsewhere in this blog. It was a gorgeous fall day!
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