On June 1st, exactly on the first day of Summer, I saw my neighbours parking their camper van in front of the house. After taking some photos and placing everything they needed inside the van, they left for what I assume it`s going to be their holiday in Provence. Why Provence? Well, because that`s where I dream of going sometime, in a camper van, on the first day of Summer!
We did not go to Provence. We stayed home and prepared some pancakes instead. 🙂
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Mmmmm…. We took a Dutch camper to Provence last year. So much fun and relaxing if you are happy to cruise around and stop wherever and whenever you feel like it. Hiring a camper privately from Dutch owners is cheaper than using hire companies. Search under \”campers particulier\”. I can recommend one if you are interested. Regards Peet
Thanks for the tip! I`ll look for it. 🙂
When I was studying Dutch (okay, it was more of trying to learn basics), we had to say when we were born. \”Ik ben geboren in de zomer\” I said proudly. My Dutch teacher smiled: \”Jouw verjaardag is op 6 juni, jij bent geboren in de lente.\” Apparently, they (or at least he) have the idea that summer starts on the 21st of June (and respectively, autumn – on 22nd Sept, winter – 21st Dec etc.). A Dutch friend of mine came back from his trip to Romania this March and he emailed me saying \”Can you believe it, it was the beginning of spring celebration in Romania on the 1st of March.\” It took me a while to understand what he found so surprising. Because in Lithuania we consider the season to start on the first day of the month (spring – March, summer – June etc.) but Dutchies have a different system. I like our system better. That way I am born in summer 😀
Now that I got that out of the way, I must say I have similar dreams to be able to tour Provence one day. And a camper van would make it a comfortable and flexible trip stopping whenever you prefer wherever you want. Ah, I hope this dream comes true 🙂
I like beginnings on the 1st day of the month, indeed, so you are definitely born in Summer.:) But it`s true that, astronomically speaking, Summer begins on June 21st. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope your dream of going to Provence will become reality soon.