5. Destination: Provence
目的地：普羅旺斯

Recommended book: A Year in Provence, 1987, by Peter Mayle
推薦書(shū)目：《普羅旺斯的一年》，1987年，作者彼得?梅爾

Provence, well known for its lavender, is not only a tourist attraction, but more a symbol of a lifestyle. The book doesn't teach you how to deal with the hardships in life, but to avoid them happily. A cup of wine, a rocking chair and time flows slow here. The author and his wife are living a reclusive life here. When you make a trip following in the author's footsteps, you may encounter him in Provence.
普羅旺斯以薰衣草著稱(chēng)，它不僅是一個(gè)旅游景點(diǎn)，更象征著一種生活方式。這本書(shū)并沒(méi)有教你如何處理生活中的困難，而是要你快樂(lè)地避免它們。一杯酒，一把搖椅，時(shí)間在這里緩慢流淌。作者和他的妻子在這里過(guò)著隱居的生活。當(dāng)你沿著作者的足跡旅行時(shí)，說(shuō)不定你會(huì)在普羅旺斯遇到他。