aix, day 2

we got up late and walked to the “pavillon de vendome”. this is an old mansion with a beautiful garden. it was built in the 17th century by the duke of vendome for his mistress. (actually, i’d call her his lover, since they were both already widowed when they were together). we had sandwiches, and then walked over to cezanne’s studio, which unfortunately, was closed. on our way out of town we stopped by an outdoor market called the “foire au santon”. we discovered that the “santon” are the little figurines typically made to elaborate the creche scenes. little houses, little people – bakers, farmers, etc, little farm animals. most were hand painted. jj happens to love these things. so she enjoyed looking at them all. i picked one of her favorites to put in her stocking for christmas. then we headed home on the train

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