For our mid-term autumn break we had a quiet week in our house in France. Paula stayed behind in Delft, as her schedule didn’t allow a week off. The weather was dry and cold and we spend our time cycling, rock climbing, gardening and studying (Dorien is trying to cope with her staggering Year 13 workload!). The highlight of the week was a short trip to the Mediterranean, where we visited the coastal towns of Bandol and Cassis. On the first day we did some tourist stops along the Route des Cretes, visited the Chateau de Pibarnon winery (and bought some bottles for Piet’s wine tasting club), drove around the vineyards and ended up in Bandol. We walked around the harbour in the evening; it was still amazingly busy with tourists, and many, many boats.
The next morning we drove back to Cassis and we did a long walk along the Calanques, a rough coast with limestone cliffs and steep-walled inlets. Again this area was crowded with other holiday makers, and there were many boats ferrying tourists around as well. The scenery was stunning, but this is definitely an area to avoid in the height of the summer holiday season. After an afternoon stroll around Cassis we drove back to our quiet corner in Bassey for our last few relaxing days, before driving back to The Hague for school and office, and Beau of course.
Dorien and Mary above Cassis on the Route des Cretes
Mary and Piet after tasting wine at Chateau de Pibarnon
Bandol harbour at dusk
Bandol
Cassis, Calanque de Port Miou
Calanque de Port Miou, a beautiful natural harbour
The Calanques near Cassis
Port Miou
Cassis harbour
Dorien above Vaujany
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