off to the south of france...

When you stay in a nice hotel, like we do in the UK, moving to another country could be a let down. In this case, life just gets better. When we go to the south of France, it is Avignon that gets our attention. We adore the high speed train that takes us from Paris to Avignon and if it took 6 hours, instead of 3 hours, that would be just fine with us. The Avignon train station is a spectacular architectural structure. Its actually hard to concentrate on the antiquing with the beauty of another gorgeous hotel and the food. But we fought through it and found many more special pieces. here is just a glimpse of two of them. A French grain bin, which we couldn't resist. We thought it would be a welcome addition to some families kids room, for toys, or a mudroom. If that wasn't enough, there is a special dealer that we see, when visiting southern France, that buys us "zinc top store counters". We virtually bought everything he had. We have already sold one piece and some special customer has the opportunity for this one. It came from a French bank in the south of France and was the centerpiece of the bank. It is a butter color, with a zinc inlay top and I will have some trouble parting with it.

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