Into l’Ardèche
We spent Thursday night in Valence, and then on Friday morning we packed our bags and hit the road for Sabine’s parent’s country house in Ruoms, deep in the Ardèche. The Ardèche is a department of France west of the Rhone and northwest of Provence. It was described to me as being sauvage (very wild) and profound “really deep and isolated”.
Along the way we had a nice picnic lunch in Vogüé, did a quick driveby of Balazuc, one of the “Plus Beaux Villages de France” (most beautiful villages of France), stopped to look at the Pont d’Arc, a natural bridge carved by the Ardèche River, and visited the Domaine de Vigier winery, which happens to be owned and operated by Sabine’s uncle and many cousins.
Our route, for the curious
Vogüé, complete with castle
We crossed paths with the women’s Tour de France
The Pont d’Arc over the Ardèche River
Some ancient eau-de-vie we found at the house
comments: 5 so far...
Geli
It’s a shame, that i can’t speak french – this country has so many facinating spots – but it’s hard to travel without the local language. I was been there only for skiing. Any more – have fun !!
justin
Ha, I can’t speak French either. Well I mean, I’ve got a bunch of useful phrases under my belt, and I know a bunch of words. Especially food words. But really, it’s easy to get by without knowing much more than “pardon”, “merci”, and “ou sont les toilettes?”…
Joy
Great pictures! I like reading about your trip.
justin
Thanks, it has been kind of a whirlwind so far. Three days left before we head home, and the blog is now two days behind real life, so…there’s more to come.
Geli
Yes..but you also glad to have your dictionary stephanie ;-)