Une journée en Provence ~ A day in the Provence

Today is "Blue Monday" according to many people the gloomiest day of the year. Now, I do not really believe there is such a thing, but nonetheless my day was not exactly sparkling with happiness.
It is the same old story, looking for a job, sending motivational letters. Finding the job perfect for you, but after the sending of the letter you never hear from the company again. But, enough of this right now.

I would like to go back a couple of months, it was in August 2013 we visited the lavender fields in  a region called Luberon. We had been planning for a long time to go, but of course one has to wait until the lavender blooms. We were told this was in August. So when my parents in law where here we went there in their car. Neither of us drive, so it was very nice my parents in law could take us all there. Once we arrived it was hard to find the fields, it turned out we were to late! Luckily we found 2 or 3 fields, that where no longer in full bloom but still very pretty nonetheless.

I am ever so glad to have a panoramic view option on my camera, it is quite a simple small camera, but this is one function I could not go without. The fields may look silent but they are not, they are full of live. There are many butterflies and bees collecting their honey, and a great amount of other different insects and crickets. The fields where buzzing, and it seemed all quite cozy together. And of course the smell was delicious.

After we were all done with the lavender we moved on to a little village, I could not remember the name unfortunately. But it was one of these old Provence villages, with wonderful little streets and fountains. We found a place on a terrace and ordered food, after all this lavender-visiting we were quite hungry. The restaurant was very divers, and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious! Again, if I could remember the name of the restaurant and village I would recommend it. But right now I can't remember. Probably I wake up in the middle of the night knowing the answer though, and then I will be back to tell you!
It softly started raining when we were nearly finished, but we sitting under big umbrella's it did not bother us at all. By the time we were done eating the rain had stopped.On the way back to Marseille we found a lot of sunflower fields, and a little antique market on a town square! Exactly what you would expect on a Sunday day out in the Provence.

Even though the lavender was not in full bloom anymore, and there were only a few small fields to be spotted this was a memorable day. The Provence is beautiful in this time of year, and absolutely worth a visit.
We only drove about an hour and a half from Marseille to get there. So it is doable in a day, even with a rental car. I would suggest that you find out when the fields are in bloom beforehand to be sure. Also, bring a hat and sun protection, it can get really hot in the summer.