Showing posts with label Ollioules South of France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ollioules South of France. Show all posts

1 May 2018

SOUTH OF FRANCE - OLLIOULES

I spent a week in Ollioules where my friend Claudie lives. It is located between Marseilles and Toulon, a sweet little town where the time stood still a little bit the Italian style, because sometimes I got the feeling to be in Italy. Only the people were speaking French !



This is the view from the property on the sea and mountains behind



The terrace where I lay in the sunshine, the garden and there were even chicken !



and also two cats !



After my arrival in Marseilles we drove home and the next day we went to an exposition of her sister's painting group



The exposition was real nice



It was in the middle of the town where nothing had changed. People now use the well to sit down and chat.



Claudie's daughter lives in the center of Ollioules in an old house on the 4th floor. I took the pictures





out of her window



The city hall





and a flower market





The palms were covered with a net, protecting the stems from insects killing the palms



We went to a super market which looks so colorful. I noticed that the prices are more or less the same as in Belgium.

On Sunday I flew home into the cold and stormy weather. The French air traffic controllers were on strike with the result that we sat one hour in the plane before taking off !

Probably due to the wind or the pilot wanted to catch up the hour, we were shaken like a dog's tail when he sees a bone ! It was terrible, the hostesses couldn't serve food or drinks and no sell on perfumes etc, they had to sit the whole flight attached with the seat belt !! We also had holes where the plane lost height. Fortunately me and my female neighbor weren't afraid, but the man besides me was in panic and a lot of others too ! We landed with a strong boooommmm, but safe and sound.

Mr. G. had to switch on the heating it is really cool 7°C (48 F) !!




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