Today marks one year since we moved into this house on the outskirts of Venelles.
With a nod to the late, great Peter Mayle our year has been more about learning how to clean a swimming pool, dealing with the unemployment office France Travail, trying to get a visa changed and regular catch ups with French great nieces rather than discovering amazing food in the little backstreets of towns, dealing with visitors from the UK or overseeing house renovations including marble tops for tables.
It’s hard to beat the restaurants of Lyon so while the food we’ve eaten en Provence has, by and large, been great, we were already spoilt in that regard.
But we have, like Peter, visited a lot of the south of France and discovered delights like Lourmarin and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and St Raphael.
We also agree with Mr Mayle that Aix-en-Provence is unmissable.
We have also now passed the three year mark en France. Two more and we can apply to become French citizens. Just need to brush up on the number of départements.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 