One of the benefits of getting older is getting to spend more time doing the things you only dreamed about doing when you were younger. I have just spent the last two weeks touring the south of France and living in the villa, Les Murets, outside the beautiful village of Gordes in Provence. There is something very special about this part of the world - the food markets, fabulous wine, road side artists, quaint hill top villages, the golf courses... what? Golf courses? Yes, there were beautiful country side golf courses waiting to be played! I couldn't help checking them out. The view from the course Golf des Baux de Provence is dominated by the the amazing hilltop village and the medieval Baux Castle perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the fairways, vineyards and olive groves of Provence. Golf is surprisingly casual in Provence without the stuffy reputation that some have of the French culture. I, of course, had to check out the pro shop and found, true to the French, that they were light years ahead of us here in the golf fashion department with haute couture golf wear for women. The Provence County Club is another course raved about here adjacent to a four star hotel. Here there is a British style bar and gourmet restaurant where breakfast is included with your green fee (leave it to the French to include Provencal cuisine with their golf!). I found everything in France to be generally more expensive with the exception of great wines and green fees which is a bonus for most of the women I know. I predict a girls golf trip to Provence in my future. Anyone interested?
Adieu mes amis,
Patti
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