A small town called Sault
Friday, July 31, 2009
Day 10: In the French 'capital' of lavender called Sault (a small town in Provence)... We were sitting in the cafe to enjoy a cup of hot kaffee and citron tart (as well as writing to send postcards home)... Great way to start the day!
After a satisfying breakfast, it was time to begin our lavender adventure!!! We obtained the map of the town from the tourist info centre and off we go! Taking photos of the extensive stretches of lavender fields from a top view:
Snapping away as we walked down to reach our favourite lavenders... 5 km to go!
Look at the neat rows of the lavender plants... A very beautiful sight... 
How I wished we had rented a car then... The sun was not being friendly to us... It was really very warm then and we had to turn back after walking for 2 hours... Another 2 hours' stroll back to the town... I need an ice cream!
My lunch, which I had at 4 pm!!! (or rather dinner!) I ordered the meal of the day - grilled pork with white wine sauce! Pretty good!!! I like the sauce a lot as the taste of the wine is just perfect and isn't very strong!
And I got what I wanted! GLACIER!!! (ice cream in French)
Sault... Hmm... How should I describe it??? Let's just say that being another small town in the province of Provence, it is very well hidden from the crowds of tourists that mob the better known cities of France... That has its pros and cons. It is a town that is undeniably beautiful for its large fields of lavenders... Really amazing to be able to jump into patches of lavender and to be immensed in the sweet-smelling aura that filled the air... However, its accessibility was definitely a headache for us.
Piece of advice for those who plan to visit this place during the season when the lavenders look the best (July): please remember to check and get the bus schedules correct... It's hell if you miss the bus or the bus schedule is wrong... 
Look out for the final destination of the summer trip: Barcelona, Spain!
--Mary HAD a little lamb--
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