{"id":189,"date":"2013-07-01T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aultcommunications.com\/rambles\/?p=189"},"modified":"2013-07-01T20:41:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T20:41:13","slug":"almost-au-revoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aultcommunications.com\/rambles\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Almost au revoir!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mon dieu!<\/em> Our 3-week vacation is almost over. We’ve had an amazing time, including the last two days in and around St-Remy de Provence, and then today outside of Nice in Villefranche-sur-Mer.<\/p>\n

Time for a quick recap of the highlights and lowlights of our trip, as voted on by us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/strong><\/td>\nMike’s vote<\/strong><\/td>\nMaureen’s vote<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Favorite hotel*<\/td>\nHotel du Cite, Carcassonne.<\/td>\nAuberge St. Pierre, Mont-St.-Michel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worst hotel<\/td>\nBest Western Le Champlain, La Rochelle.<\/td>\nBest Western Le Champlain, La Rochelle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best meal<\/td>\nMy parents’ 50th anniversary lunch at Auberge St. Jean in St. Emilion.<\/td>\nMike’s parents’ 50th anniversary lunch at Auberge St. Jean in St. Emilion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worst meal<\/td>\nFishy-tasting, whipped egg omelet on Mont-St.-Michel.<\/td>\nFlunch (fast food on the autoroute).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Favorite tourist site<\/td>\nView from the top of Sacre Couer, Paris.<\/td>\nHonfleur harbor. (Do you see it?!?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most overrated site<\/td>\nVersailles. But maybe I was just grumpy.<\/td>\nEiffel Tower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most relaxing moment<\/td>\nLunch in the hotel courtyard in St.-Remy.<\/td>\nHorseback riding in the Dordogne.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most stressful moment<\/td>\nGetting stuck in the bullfight traffic outside St.-Remy.<\/td>\nNavigating the rental car through the narrow streets in Arles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best surprise<\/td>\nExploring the deserted castle at Beynac.<\/td>\nExploring the deserted castle at Beynac.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worst surprise<\/td>\nGetting kicked off the plane at SFO right after we boarded.<\/td>\nJellied meat appetizer in Arles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Favorite memory<\/td>\nHorseback riding at Fonluc.<\/td>\n50th anniversary lunch with Mike’s parents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest regret<\/td>\nNot going to the bullfight outside St.-Remy<\/td>\nPacking too much.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best French customer service<\/td>\nHotel staff in Arles helping us with the car.<\/td>\nHotel staff in Arles helping us with the car.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worst French customer service<\/td>\nRefusal to make change at Belgian ale house in Paris.<\/td>\nRefusal to make change at Belgian ale house in Paris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*The villa in Monpazier was easily the nicest place we stayed, but can’t really be compared to the other hotels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mon dieu! Our 3-week vacation is almost over. We’ve had an amazing time, including the last two days in and around St-Remy de Provence, and then today outside of Nice in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Time for a quick recap of the highlights and lowlights of our trip, as voted on by us: Category Mike’s vote Maureen’s vote …<\/p>\n

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