Monday, October 5, 2009

St. Victoire

La montagne de St. Victoire is the mountain about 15 minutes outside of Aix that Cezanne always painted. It is jokingly referred to as "Cezanne's Obsession". Last Saturday i decided to conquer said mountain. I caught the public bus and en route made friends with 3 chickskis. There was Norwegian, a Swiss and frenchie, or a Spaniard i never really caught on bc they all spoke french.

The hike up was fairly easy in that there is not a ton of vertical footage that you have to conquer. The hardest part was the fact that all the stones have been worn smooth by the countless hikers. Not mention that it is hard to stay on your feet when a wild pig is threatening you from the bush, that thing scared the hell out of me.

The top affords a picturesque view of the valley and the natural landscape. A factory in the distance is the only drawback.

My new friends and i picknicked at the top and took a lil nap in the sun. All in all it only took me about 5 hours for the excursion and that includes my nappy-poo.

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