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.
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 !!
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?”…
Great pictures! I like reading about your trip.
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.
Yes..but you also glad to have your dictionary stephanie ;-)