Kevin “guaranteed” that the sun would return on Saturday, and he was right. About the time we checked into our apartment at Les Olivettes in Lourmarin, the skies cleared and the sunshine returned.
I’m completely pleased with this apartment. The only surprise to me was how fabulous our view is. I can see both the classic view of the village AND the chateau! It’s also good to have high-speed internet access again for the first time in two weeks, although I’m finding it exhausting to try to get this blog up to date!
I’m so happy to be here. Lourmarin has changed dramatically since we first visited in 99, when it was a sleepy little village with a surprising number of good restaurants. I’m told it’s because it’s become a popular weekend destination for people from Aix, but it’s become very upscale. The weekly market is much larger than the quaint little affair it used to be, there’s a big new apartment development and what looks like a new hotel, and shops, shops, shops, where there used to be only two or three.
The nice thing is that they’ve done all this without really harming the charm of the village at all. That central collection of cafes is the same, the chateau is the same, the lovely meadow and the street lined with sycamore trees at the edge of the village, the fountains, and all the rest.
We walked around a bit last Friday during the rainy market here, but other than that I haven’t really had a chance to explore yet. I think this afternoon after we return from our hike with Kevin, I’ll take my camera out for a good look around.
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