living in a postcard-some people actually do it!

if you're going to be a monk, this is the place to do it. Sénanque Abbey. 
Click this to have a peak at their daily schedule. (up at 4:10a!) at least now i know that when the kids get me up before the crack of dawn, somewhere at the abbey, i have some morning friends-albeit in a different time zone, but good company nontheless.

i like to call this one, "if you make us take one more picture...!"

one day, i'd like to go back for a tour. for now, i'll settle for some playtime around the lavender and a visit to the gift shop for a lavender scented calendar and lavender infused mustard-sounds weird, but seriously tasty!

absolute friendship at the arena in arles.

the storming of the dungeon!
the hunt for toothless continues!

 after some serious dungeon storming, the grownups needed to do a little wine tasting in a cave. hey man, searching for dragons in a medieval castle is serious physical work!

and a little french-grape-juice-souvenir to make mama smile.