Around Aix

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We went down to the City Centre of Aix late this afternoon and checked out some of the streets we hadn’t visited in our previous journeys downtown. It’s fun to just wander around, venturing up and down streets and alleys that call to you, all the while knowing if you get lost you’ve always got your trusty GPS to bring you back to reality and your car.

There are 2 clocks on this building. The one on the 4th floor is dated 1833 and has an Asian man with a gong in one hand while pointing at the clock with his other. The one on the floor below is dated 1825 and looks like a sun dial.
Another nice door.
This is how somebody who lives in a 2nd floor apartment is able to have many plants. But they’re not herbs and most of the plants are duplicates. Isn’t there a 12-step program for this?
This is a 1.5-passenger car. There’s one seat in the front and kind of a seat in the back. I don’t know what it’s called but it start with Tw….. And it seriously needs to find a car wash.
This, on the other hand, is a beautiful door.
This alley was already crowded with people and motorcycles and then this car turned the corner . . .
“Hey, how about some privacy here! Can’t you see we’re taking a bath!”
And what you can’t see is that this man looking at his cell phone with the 2 dogs has another dog under his left arm. Talk about multi-tasking!
These posts keep people from parking in front of somebody’s garage or house. Then when the occupant wants to get in his garage or park in front of his house, he just unlocks the padlock at the bottom and moves them.
Man, is this street narrow or what!
Just because you live in an apartment and don’t have a backyard doesn’t mean you can’t have a playhouse.
Isn’t this museum a stunning building in a beautiful setting? It was built in 1652 and has been owned by various prominent people over the years but was donated to the City in the 19th century.
One of the things I love about France is seeing people in the parks reading. Real books.
These 2 guys were practicing dueling. Their swords were made of rubber.
One of the bigger, more elaborate fountains we’ve seen.
Yet another Merry-Go-Round. This one has a motorcycle that looks perfect with this woman riding it next to her kids.
A fountain in search of a body. And a water source.
Plants to go. These plants are in paper cartons with handles attached to make them easy to take home.
Urinoirs means “urinal.” And there it is. Does this feel like discrimination to anybody else?.
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  1. Don’t you just love strolling through the streets sightseeing? I think the lady with all the plants hanging off her balcony is horticulturally challenged like me! LOL! And I wouldn’t want to meet anyone in that narrow alley. The doors with the “bows” carved in them at the bottom are beautiful too.

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  2. WOW…..where to start…..LOVED Gordes and everything ooh la la in it……loved the wisteria cat…….the cute piggy…..that adorable little girl……the interesting Revelette signs and the fact that it is only 20 miles from Aix…..coincidentallly, the other day I saw a lady reading a book instead of having her face glued to her cell phone and I mentioned to Jim that it was such a rare sight these days we should take a picture of her!….was so glad to see that you did just that!……what an absolutely splendid holiday you two are having……you certainly make the most of everything and then are so generous to share it with all of us……Merci….

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