A Year in Provence

by Peter Mayle

At one end of the market, a van from the wine co-operative was surrounded by men rinsing their teeth thoughtfully in the new rosé.

They started on Monday with a visit from Marcel the Parcel, our postman.

houlangerie

boulangerie?

Tomorrow he will take up the mantle of the kamikaze pilot once again, but today it is Sunday in Provence, and life is to be enjoyed.

I have a soft spot for the sprawling cafés of the Cours Mirabeau, and the softest spot of all for the Deux Garçons.

some cheeses from Monsieur Paul in the rue des Marseillais,

make sure that we arrive in the rue Frédéric Mistral while there are still seats to be had at Chez Gu.

bernard

half-million

Five thousand ?