Sunday Market and more views from the villa

Our kind host, Ian, and the property managers, Alan and Pauline, all stronglly urged us to go into La Londe for Sunday morning market. We did and are glad for it.

First, it gave us a chance to practice our sad attempts at the language. It also gave us access to some extraordinary food. Next Sunday we'll go there with a better idea of the provisions we'll need. We'll also bring our camera.

In the meantime, here are more photos from the villa.

This first is of one of the many grace notes that our host Ian arranged -- at least in one sense of the word. I'm talking about the fresh flowers that were waiting for us in the lounge.

They were a lovely touch. Just behind the vase of flowers is a beautiful antique artifact from somewhere in Asia. The villa has many extraordinary antiques from around the world!

The pool is a central attraction in the villa. The shot above provides a good view of the villa and the valley from the pool deck.

Below is a better shot of the valley to the east:

In the photo below I was facing west. My view from the portico shows the sun just starting to set. This gives you an idea of the lovely tropical plants and flowers that adorn the villa. (Any of the photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.)

An apt photo to end with is this one, of the sun setting over the pool.

There is a thrill that we'd been told about, where you sit back and sip a wine from the very vineyards you're overlooking. I can tell you from personal experience that it's as intoxicating as you might imagine!