Monday, May 14th, 2012 
Flight to Paris from US (Client’s own arrangements)

Tuesday, May 15 – Our Trip Begins! (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
High Speed Train to Provence

• Gourmet picnic on the train and a leisurely ride to Provence
• Optional photography or art/history discussion
• Visit to a wine cooperative/winery for a tasting and to purchase wines!
• Orientation walking tour with time for photographs
• 3 course gourmet welcome dinner upon arrival in Provence, includes  3 courses and select local wines

Wednesday, May 16

• Gourmet Breakfast (each morning in Provence breakfasts include juices, coffee/tea/hot chocolate, fresh baked croissants, brioche, baguette, specially baked breakfast cakes, farm fresh local fruit, goat cheeses, cereal and yogurt)
• Morning: Optional customized photography session - no additional cost
• Private transport to ancient village with ruins of a chateau, historic church and panoramic views of the valley, and gardens
• Choice to walk the village and gardens or hike to the ruins with informal and one-on-one photography instruction available
• Private wine tasting and wine class - optional, no additional cost
• Private gourmet lunch in 400-year-old bakery opened just for us! Three market fresh courses, served with local wines and coffee, afternoon visit to a village designated as one of France’s most beautiful. Choice to: (1) Shop and visit the art galleries, or (2) tour the village and visit the restored Chateau, or (3) spend time on photography track; Theme: “telling the story”. 
• Local café dinner –soak up the local color at this casual meal - preset menu, 2 courses and select wine

Thursday, May 17

• Gourmet Breakfast
• Morning: Optional photograpy discussion, or one-on-one lesson and photo review - held in the garden of our inn
• Private transport to country Auberge at base of cliffs
• Traditional 4 course country lunch with wines and coffee followed by optional hike/walk through the valley and into the ruins of a 1,000-year-old Fort
• Photography track: Vistas & close-ups, including group contest with prize for the winner (Views, panoramas, ruins, nature, composition, perspective)
• Return to our village for the evening on your own
• Dinner on your own

Friday, May 18

• Gourmet Breakfast
• Local Market day: Open street market
• Shop and/or photograph the markets, including a group “purchasing” activity
• Lunch on your own and time to browse the galleries and village
• Option to sign up for private painting class offered by locally renowned artist - additional cost
• Dinner on your own - perhaps a picnic in the garden of your inn?

Saturday, May 19

• Gourmet Breakfast
• Transport to the largest Provencal market in the area. Overview tour of the market followed by tastings, food photography on the go, time on your own, or touring the market with us. Touring and photography.
• Choice to picnic at the market or dine in a local restaurant (on your own). Or add on lunch with us (additional cost).
• Visit a Roman bridge
• Option to have an hour photo review and demonstration: designing a photo book of your trip or option to visit an award wining vineyard
• Farewell Provence dinner
  
  

Sunday, May 20

• 11am pick up, maybe a stop for one last tasting!
• Afternoon train to Paris. Lunch on train on your own (from what you picked out at the market) (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• 1 hour of optional photo review during the train ride (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Arrive Paris and transport to our hotel (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Farewell get together and Champagne toast (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Dinner on your own

Monday, May 21 Client arranged FLIGHT TO US

Provence Only all inclusive ground: $2,500 per person, double occupancy (discounts for groups of 4 or more).
Paris & Provence all inclusive ground: $3,500 per person, double occupancy.

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CONTACT WENDY JAEGER, OWNER BLISS TRAVELS and our travel partner, NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT. You can reach Wendy by email: WENDY@BLISSTRAVELS.COM or call 609-462-6213. Or you can place a deposit directly on the Bliss Travels website to secure your reservation. 

• Roundtrip Paris/Provence, first class train tickets, high speed line (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Private transport from Provence train station to/from Provence hotel
• 5 nights in deluxe Provencal Inn in Medieval village, double occupancy. Private bath, private gardens, pool and many other amenities
• 1 night deluxe hotel, central Paris, double occupancy (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Gourmet breakfasts each morning (last morning in Paris is continental breakfast)
• 3 gourmet lunches and 3 gourmet dinners, all with wines
• Daily private excursions with private ground transport, guide, translation
• Optional historic, art and photographic session
• Daily photography sessions and private instruction
• Private tour, photo session and tastings at a Provencal market
• Wine tastings
• Hike to ruins of ancient fort, along with photo sessions
• Tour of Medieval villages, ruins and churches with photography session
• Transport to Paris hotel from Gare de Lyon train station (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Evening Champagne tasting in Paris and special farewell (Paris/Provence itinerary only)
• Option to add on a Wine Dinner in a Parisian Bistro for last night in Paris. Cost additional.