Saturday sizzle

 

 

August draws to a close, vacationers return, and so do Paris' vibrant open-air markets.

Above: rôtisserie in full swing w/spire of Notre-Dame reflected in the window

 

Throwback Thursday

 

Memories of Provence in summer.

 

Above: Bandol's morning market w/its cafés on the port

 

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3 hours (or less) from Paris

 

Paris - Marseille

(around 24 trains per day) 

 From Paris: high-speed TGV from Gare de Lyon; then TER regional train Marseille to Bandol