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Religious Experience

Yesterday was a long day!

We traveled to a small museum where I discovered the artist Fernand Leger.  I liked his later works (earlier works were too cubist for my tastes).

After we went to a medieval village perched way up in the mountains called Gordon.  I bought 3 beautiful Provence tablecloths (1 of my 2 things I really wanted to get while here).  I spent 110E on the 3 (a bit expensive), but oh well.  I’ll have these for years and years to come at least.  At least I saved money by not getting napkins.  I’ll just find some solid colored ones that match back in the states.

Then we made a quick pit stop at little candy making factory on the advice of our bus driver.  (No, that wasn’t my religious experience).  I tried crystallized rose petals (it just tasted like sugar), a glazed Clementine (I might have liked it better if they didn’t glaze it with the skin!), and lavender jam (which was very sweet!).  I didn’t get anything there because everything was so exorbitantly priced!  1 chocolate bar was like 8E!

Still on our long journey, we stopped in Vance at this chapel designed entirely by Matisse.  OMG it’s was so beautiful.  I loved it.  Sitting in it and listening to the priest talk about why Matisse chose certain colors of the stained glass and such really made me want to pray.  Even though I’m not Catholic, I would totally go to that church.

We couldn’t take pictures inside, but here’s something from the outside.

And here’s a link to pictures taken of the inside: http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org/expositions/chapelle_2001.html

This weekend I’m staying local in Nice.  I think I’ll hit the beach.  I also might go check out the Chagall museum perhaps tomorrow.

I must go start my day now (I’m getting a late start, but I’ve been soooo busy these past few days I don’t mind a little bit of down time).

A bientot!