Home again

We have been home for two weeks now and I think that I am finally settling in. Still playing catch up and not much sewing to speak of yet.

The holiday seems like a dream now but the photographs prove that we were really there.

After we left Paris, the old village of Les Angles, just outside Avignon, became our home for a week.

This little house with the green shutters was our home in the village.

The new header photo on my blog shows various shots of the village.

We visited the papal palace in Avignon and wandered along the old bridge.

Another trip was to Arles, where Van Gogh spent a lot of his time. I was playing with Picassa and made a collage of some of the images of Arles. The light truly is different in the South of France and we could understand why many artists chose this area to pursue their art.

The photo bottom left is the lovely little fabric shop we found in Arles. Surrounded by numerous rolls of brightly coloured Provence fabrics, a mother and daughter combination sew a large range of bags, purses and napery. I left this shop with a few packages!

Another village we found was Marsanne, north of Avignon. There was an old village at the top of the hill. After climbing this hill....

we found this old village, much of which is still inhabited.

A climb to the top of the hill found the ruins of the wall and old buildings against spectacular views of the countryside.

The colours of the autumnal countryside were glorious and we just couldn't capture the true colours in our photos.

Last stop ... Spain.

Markets...

Gaudi architecture - Cathedral Sagrada Familia

Park Guell

We descended our favourite Spanish staircase for the last time...

then finally .... home!