Hyeres et Sollies Vallee du Gapeau May 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 12

Wednesday started off with a visit to the city hall in Hyeres where we met with a incredibly well dressed and beautiful woman who handled student and cultural issues. Unfortunately, I never got her name but hopefully one of my teammates will be able to fill it in once I am back. She introduced us to the assistant to mayor and Richard Bonfatto, a gov’t employee who had knowledge of government that I had not yet encountered.

A little bit about Hyeres:

Hyeres is the third largest town in the var with 60,000 residents. The second largest town is just a little ahead of them and Toulon is the largest town with 150,000 residents. Picasso lived in the town for a while and the city recently purchased and renovated the property he resided in. You’ll see from the pictures later on that the garden on the property is beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed the modern art exhibits.

 

Garden/Art Exhibits where Picasso used to live:

 

 

We followed up our visit by walking around town and below you can see a typical olive and vegetable (legumes) stand. I was blown away by the selection and freshness of everything.

The night ended on a great note with a presentation before the rotary club, Sollies vallee du Gapeau. This is Remi’s club and they were beyond gracious to us. Thanks to Remi for passing along the pictures he took so I could add them to the blog.

  

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