PariTells: Excursion Culinary Day 4 (1/2)

Day Tour: Admiring Lavender fields in Sault
24-06-2014

We woke up early again today though we were very late to bed last night. This was the fourth day of the trip,and I had to admit I was exhausted.I didn’t know how others felt,I didn’t ask. But I sometimes thought to myself, like a naughty girl, I should have stayed home and taken some better rest,so that I would be recharged and refreshed when I would restart my work in the next few weeks after this vacation period.I was kind of languid,drowsy and had to force myself to get out of bed reluctantly.

I shouted to myself then...“come on ! Be strong ! Get up !” and so I made a better move.It worked !

After a refreshing shower,however, I went downstairs to join friends at breakfast terrace.The jolly greet of our friends, the merry hugs and morning kisses of one another had really brought me again back to life.This was the best remedy.And probably, coffee and our freestyle Thai “petit dćjeuner” had also played some role.I was awake, frisky and delighted. I was ready to march boldy on any track we would make that day.

As we had quite some plans today,we left home right after meal.Our first program of the day was to go admiring Provence lavender fields around the lovely villages in Sault. It took us quite a while on road from Pranee’s house to be at the farms.Pranee had surveyed the route beforehand some weeks prior to our jaunt.Therefore she made herself such a professional guide that day,leading us from one place to another fairly swiftly.We made panorama stop along the way and visited some lavender fileds, one of Provence popular tourist’s attractions,that we pormised not to miss on this trip.

The best season for lavenders in Provence said to be late June through July. But this depends on the seasonal weather too.Begin of August will be harvest time.

By the time we were there,I think, Lavenders were just about blooming.There should be more blossem thereafter.The color would be more intense as well as their fragrance. Although I were there for the first time, I was inspired enormously already.Life was colored violet and impressed with lavender scenery a little while at each pause. We made pictures,we smelled very pleasant natural scent. Soon, this would be more full of charm when they reached their ripe peak.Another extraordinary thing beyond this -- the bees’s buzzing—the bees were making natural music harmonously in their own tone.How marvelous ! At that point,it was a good moment to shout out “I love life and I’m sure all of us do!” It was incredible, megical and wonderful !

Back to little town in Sault, we found a very lovely small restaurant for lunch.Well,small—that’s what I said. It was however 3-storey building that looked a bit narrow inside.But fortunately,there were tables outdoor with great view,where we prefered to sit.We were in at about a quarter to one.But believe me,before we could make orders and next...far later came our victuals...finally... it was quite late.I meant it was not lunch time any more. And we were almost died of hunger ! Anyhow,thanks to that panorama outlook from our tables, the exotic air that diverted our attention and the wind that blew. However, when the food came, it was so good and tasty that we were nearly close to a Russian proverb which said “when I’m eating,I’m deaf and dump”. That sounded awful I know.But trust me,that was just a joke.We were not like that at all. We kept talking and enjoying every bite of our meal as we always do.If you had been there with us, you would have noticed how much we appreciated food, friends, atmosphere and etc. Moreover, we always remembered “at the table with good friends and family, you don’t become old”