{"id":271,"date":"2012-07-12T22:39:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T22:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2012-07-12T22:41:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T22:41:16","slug":"east-of-avignon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"East of Avignon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-271 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_2816-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261'>\n\t\t\t\tAn inspired pair\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>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&#8217;Isle-sur-la-Sorgue\u00a0 floated to the top so we decided to see it and whatever we could in the area around it L&#8217;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 caf\u00e9s. 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 S\u00e9nanque 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&#8230; 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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