Le Provence et Le Pastis

This is another kind of France we're in now. Sylvie, Julien's mother, picked us up at the bus station in Manosque. She drove us to her village of St. Michel l'Oberservatoire. It is more than charming. I don't know where to begin describing this little town that looks like it has come right out of a French movie. Sylvie is a gracious and generous hostess. Her stone house sits on a hillside with gardens climbing up the hill behind. The pictures tell this story far better than I can. She took us on a walk through the village and to the top of the hill.


































As common as orange poppies are in California, red poppies grow wild all over this countryside.




As amazing as it may seem, there is a church at the top of this hill, and it is not used.
We returned from our walk and Sylvie introduced us to Pastis, a liqueur made from anise.




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Location:St. Michel L'Observatoire, Provence