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Day 72, 3/30/24 Toulon/Provence France

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Arrived in soupy Toulon port… Suffering from wind and rain from Africa today… According to the guide, it’s rare

They told us there wasnt much to see at the Navel Port town of Toulon, so we booked an excursion. Tour starts at 7am…. The excursion goes to Aix En Provence (will call it Aix from here onwards).. It’s a Former capital of Provence. A small university town. Famous painter Cezanne was born here, love hiking near the mountains of Aix

It’s an hour away from Toulon…. Wonderful to enjoy some Provence scenery on the way….

The guide said to imagine this view with blue sky since we had rare bad soupy weather today
Aix En Provence

First stop Cathedral saint sauveur

A church getting ready for Easter sunday
Flower market here is thriving… Guess they are the flowers that inspired Cezanne
Mouth watering food at the open market
Saturday fresh produce market
Lots of cute little cars in France
The whole area is Great for people and dog watching
Cezanne overseeing his charming town full of narrow alleys and walkways, pretty things that captured your attention at every turn.
Little Cafe stop… Actually tried to find refuge from the rain and wind..also enjoy farmers market scenery outside
Light meal stop at a packed restaurant on the famous Cours Mirabeau street… Enjoy people watching with the pigeons
Aix En Provence is a fun relaxing stop and the town has lots of characters, we spent almost 4 hours there on our own checking out stores and shops
Will consider coming back during the lavender season… Cheers and a bientot Aix!!

Turns out the soupy weather is due to this, 👇

Guess we can’t quit you Africa 😜

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    1. We still have 11 European, Mediterranean city stops and then head towards Bermuda, Florida, Panama canal, 5 mid America continent stops and then home…. Already done Austrialia and new Zealand back in February… Time really flies..

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