…and Avignon, Bonnieux, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Roussillon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Sablet, Lourmarin, Bioux, Saignon, Gigondas, Lacoste, St. Remy, Gordes, Les Baux, Goult, Lioux, Silvergue, and L’isle sur la Sorgue.
Spring air
intoxicates one quickly
through the pastis.
Young artichoke
reminded us to seek joy
with open stomachs.
(this is my “Haiku Friday”, – a tribute to The Blissful Adventurer who is much more adept at poetry than I am:-))
Anyway, this is just to say The Two Pigs are giddy with anticipation, and are about to step into a fairy-tale that is Provence in April.
We cook and travel low-tech, so there will NOT be any updates on the road for the next two weeks. I won’t be bringing along IPhones, laptops, or IPads; only the appetite. After all, I am a pig, not a bird; pigs don’t tweet :-).
The hope is that the extra lag time will result in more thoughtful posts, as I will have had a chance to internalize our culinary experiences.
So, in just a few hours, we will be hopping on a plane to Paris, and our sidekick (The 3rd Pig) will stay at home and guard my blogging laptop:
À bientôt (Till later),
CDM
Come Due Maiali / "Like Two Pigs" 
I love the cat keeping the laptop warm:)
Actually, it is the other way around. Like the Two Pigs, he is also a bit lazy, and looks for simple, no-effort pleasures.
Beautiful shots of the flowers! What is the second flower?
Thanks!!! I was messing around with the new point-and-shoot I just bought.
The picture was taken here in DC, at the so-called “Flower Library” on the Mall, across from Tidal Basin. I don’t know the name of the flower, I am sorry. But, it is not the first time I was inattentive at a library :-).
First of all a big thank you for the shout out to Haiku and TBA. I loved your pastis poem and the artichoke was quickly anthropomorphized in my mind.
I also admire le due porche for going low tech. When I leave for Italy in a month I will have a DSLR 2 iPhones, 2 iPads, a laptop, and a flip video cam as well as a 3G card to internet at all times in Italy (oh and an Italian cell-phone)
You are doing it better than me because you may actually relax…ride a bike even if you don’t want to, it is the greatest cycling in Europe.
Buon viaggio Amici!
Ciao M,
Yes, the plan is to do less rather than more (which is a REAL challenge for me).
Travelling with a carry-on does help to avoid unnecessary distractions.
Cordiali saluti,
CDM
I can do that on an island but in Europe I got at a pace I cannot begin to control 🙂
Stunning pics! How blessed you are for having traveled to this gorgeous country…
Thank you! I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have had and will have, and I love to share the tales with anyone willing to listen 🙂
nice camera! 😉
Thanks! Of course, only the two flower shots were taken with my new toy. The other two pics are old.
C’est le fun! Amusez-vous et bon voyage.
Tout a fait, nous avons passe un tres bon moment!!!
Bon voyage, look forward to reading about your experiences in the Provence afterwards!
I wish you, too, could have gone! It is a true foodie paradise.