Aix

We spent Saturday morning exploring Aix, which, thanks to the statue in the photo below, I soon learned was the hometown of Cézanne.

Our first stop was the Musée Granet, which not surprisingly has a number of paintings by Cézanne. The museum also contains a collection from the Planque Foundation, which includes works by Picasso, Renoir, Degas, Gaugin, Monet and Van Gogh.

Here's Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, which wasn't at the museum (it's at the Met) but I like nonetheless and found online.

After the museum we just walked around to explore the city with no specific itinerary. These are some pictures that I took along the way.

I took the picture below inside a small olive oil shop, shortly before being scolded by the owner for taking it. It turns out there was a sign on the door that prohibited photo-taking, but I didn't see it. Out of spite I hoped that Emilie and Cécille would boycott the store as a result, but their desire for fine olive oils from Provence outweighted my needs apparently.