Aix-en-Provence (6-7/12/2019)

Our last stop in the trip was Aix-en-Provence. We checked out from our Apt monastery accommodation relatively early and drove down all the way to Aix. We parked the car in a parking lot which was far the most expensive parking we had during the whole trip, we paid almost 50 Euros for two days. Well, we know it in advance, and decided to keep the car until the last moment, so that we can easily get to the airport.
The hotel in Aix was an OK hotel, but in an excellent location. Aix is a big city, or at least acts like it. It's also more expensive than other places we went in the Provence. But I'm not complaining, we had a very good time in Aix. We visited the Granet Museum, which is devoted to painting, sculpture and archeology. The Planque Collection resides in the museum, the legacy of the Swiss painter, dealer and art collector Jean Planque, a personal friend of Pablo Picasso. The rich collection has been donated to the city for an initial period of 15 years. The collection contains over 300 works of art, including paintings and drawings by Degas, Renoir. Gauguin, Monet, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Klee, Fernand Léger, Giacometti and Dubuffet. (wikipedia). You drifted out? I'm sorry. Here:

Christmas market:

Aix streets:

On our last full day in Aix we visited the Saturday market with mushrooms:

and with cheese:

We also visited the small studio of the famous artist Paul Cézanne, with his furniture, still life model & work tools.

As much as I love French food at the end we did suffer from some fatigue, so we decided to eat Japanese dinner both of our last evenings in the Provence.
On Sunday we just drove to the airport, dropped off the car and flew home.