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Aix-en-provence, the Conjugation of History to Realistic Beauty

April 1st, 2010 -- Posted in travelling | No Comments »

French poet Romain Rolland’s famous quote: “The reason why the French is romantic is because it has Provence”. The heaven of Provence is bright and limpid blue, the air there is as fresh as the iced lemonade, it’s so refreshing. Lavender bloom with wind and the rich and gaudy color decorated green valley, as if wearing purple jacket in July and August.

Lavender sways in the wind, the slight spicy smell mix with the fragrance of the grass making out the particular smell of south France. Valentine’s Day Ideas – Gifts, Activities, and Legend has it that once upon a time there lived a beautiful shepherdess. She met a handsome lad. They fell in love and had been dating everyday since. Then one day the lad asked the shepherdess to get away with him. The shepherdess tool her parents, but they had a doubt. Then they gave her a bundle of purple lavender.

She throws the lavender to the boy, the lavender turned into purple smoke immediately and the boy emerged to be a devil and run away. From then on, valender was considered to be kind of holy herb with magic since ancient times. The path paved by stones is winding and silent. Stretching straight your arms, you can touch both sides of the brick wall of some alleys in the secluded spot. The classical and elegant buildings in the street show the gothic style everywhere. The color of vine in the wall changes to red in autume and waver in the wind.

The smell of lavender will penetrate from the store by the street. The rose wind, a famous specialty here could be soundly fit with luminous wine glasses. In the market we could find every kind of fresh cheese, which could be so attractive for us to eat by fingers, or so smelly for us to hold our noses and pass it quickly. People come to here drinking, reading or trance. People riding slowly through there. It’s the typical leisure life in southern France.

The lavender covering mountains and waving in wind likes a flowing ocean, rise and fall, profiles against the country view and the lovely sunshine, pictures a purple dream. This is a feature of Provence. Maybe only the people living a simple and slow life here can have this experience. Incessant lavender and olive trees, green hills and fertile valleys, quiet and elegant town, kind-hearted people, laid-back and cozy village customs, dazzling colors and bright sunshine.

Provence region possesses a hoghly unusual charm with its natural changes– increasingly volatile weather, warm air genial, cold wind. The topography of ups and downs, vast plains, steep mountains; quiet valleys, desolate castle, winding mountains and lively city all deduct million species style in this piece of land south of France.