East of Avignon

With so many places to see in this part of France picking someplace to go can be a bit madding so we came with a list and decided to pick destinations on the fly as each day came on. Today L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue  floated to the top so we decided to see it and whatever we could in the area around it L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue was noted in its time for its mills but now is more of a tourist town with many antique shops and cafés. We are not big shopping but enough old style ambiance and that je-ne-sais-quoi of the area made it a very nice visit.

After we were done we took off to see some of the noted Lavender fields located near by. The fields we targeted were at the Sénanque Abbey near the hill village of Gordes. As the pictures show this area deserves its reputation. Since the Lavender fields are at an abbey quiet was requested which was mostly observed… Syd was great, other visitors not so true. But when it was silent combined with the sight and aromas one could see why the monks find this location so special.