Tag: Europe
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L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Sunday, market day! L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is famous for having one of the best markets in all of the South of France, and it did not disappoint. I left with: the best caramel sauce I’ve ever had in my life, the best mustard I’ve ever had in my life, a French market basket (the kind that were trending all…
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Gordes
After lunch in Les Alpilles, we kept driving through the mountains, past the olive trees and the grapes, along the farm roads, and into the Luberon. And then we arrived at this city in the sky. Gordes, a French fairy-tale. The entire place seemed to be one giant castle overlooking the fields. I loved getting lost in…
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Ely
I knew this little town was one train-stop north of me in Cambridge; I did not realize how charming it is. We had visited it last year, but by car and only briefly to visit the famous cathedral. This time, I wandered on foot to meet friends for tea (the best tea ever) along the…
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Borough Market
I’ve lived in England for a year now; it took me that long to visit Borough Market, in spite of everyone urging me to check it out sooner. Well, the stars finally aligned, and I met some friends for lunch one afternoon during the week. I totally understand the hype now – I loved it!…
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Calanque de Sugiton
Is this place even real? Even now, looking at the pictures, I feel as if I’m remembering some sort of dream. The Calanques are outside of Marseille. A French friend told me about them originally. I don’t know if I would have found them otherwise. It was about an hour drive for us from where…
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Arles
Bonjour. Arles is most famous for being the site of some of Van Gogh’s most famous works (this street & yellow cafe, for example). To me, it will always be most famous for the gigantic lavender-rose-violet icecream I had. Here, removed from tourism and my English-speaking safety-net, I felt truly French.
exploring & escapades 