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Easter 2014: this current year, we made a decision to be apostate (once will not be so awful) to our dearest luxury villa holidays Cassiopée on the island of Skiathos and to Orthodox Easter coutumes to explore the French regions of Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon with our three children.

Without Doubt driven by a well-known French Tv program, I need to experiment the formula "Bed and Breakfast" also offering a host table, since it is more convenient for us to take the evening meal on spot, while our youngest son is sleeping.

After several hours of surfing in the internet waves and dashing hopes for any good result, I found an interesting site the "Mas d'Alphonse". It was well done with lots of pictures and good description that drew my attention. The place was situated in the Duchy of Uzes, between Nîmes, Uzes and Anduze. The strange Thai presence in the whole atmosphere of this house was also an element of attraction. A lot of positive or even excellent reviews revealed from a small research in the internet were compelling reasons for going further.

Fortunately, I had a conversation over the phone which improved radically my first impression from the exchange of emails (it is incredible the harm a terse message by email can bring!..)

We discovered the "Mas d'Alphonse" at the end of the afternoon and were utterly charmed by this place.. The place, still bathed in the mild sun of the spring late afternoon brought together everything I love. A 19th century winemaker house with azure shutters, with its beautiful stone walls topped by a roof of old tile s, stood proudly in front of its property: at its feet, eight hectares of vineyards and crops, as far as one can see. Under some old trees and a shade sail, a large table announced peaceful breakfasts accompanied by the refreshing song from a nearby fountain. On the table next to the pool or hardly hidden between two flowering shrubs, the soothing and unexpected presence of Buddha ...

This property is owned by a mixed couple of a French man with a Thai women; the perfect mariage of Provence and Thailand. Both were very kind and their harmonious presence soothing; your stress goes away very quickly in such conditions.

Inside the house we were equally delighted: Provençal stones, tiles and beams and Thai furniture and refinement. We had booked the suite for us and our little boy, the Malisa room for our elder children. Therefore we occupied all the space for the guests and were enjoying complete privacy. The master suite was superb, spacious and decorated with exquisite taste: ceiling vaults, terracotta floors, old stone walls, antique Thai furniture, huge fireplace for cooler evenings and a large French door opening onto a private terrace and the beautiful countryside views. The en-suite bathroom offered luxury villa rentals and character: bathtub in exotic wood, black stone tiles, soaps, fluffy bathrobes and towels.

While Suwannee was cooking for us a Thai recipe and our kids were surfing on the internet, my husband and I went for a walk in this wonderful garden and we discovered ... the Thai house. The owners have built on a small promontory overlooking the fields a Thai bamboo house on stilts with a wooden gazebo , which is a haven of peace: not a sound, not a house on the horizon, only vines, flowers an immense sky ... Two comfortable sofas, some cushions, a table with books about Thai massage and some candles: a place where you would like to stay forever.

when we went to the dining room for diner, as it was a bit chilly, Suwannee had lit the huge fireplace which gave us the impression that we were in a big castel. She had prepared the table with taste and she kindly invited us to sit. She served the meal and waited discreetly to find out whether we liked it. It was delicious! Thai spring rolls with herbs from the organic garden, grilled basil beef and homemade coconut balls accompanied by a little pink in the region.

She answered our questions and kindly explained to us that the Mas d'Alphonse was originally their vacation home, where they took long breaks away from their Parisian life. Seven years before, they decided to live there permanently, choosin g to share with their guests this extraordinary quality

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