Vence is a long way from us here in the haut savoie. actually right next to geneva switzerland. Evian famous for its water is about 45 minutes away. we have been looking in to possibly moving to vence so its interesting to hear from someone whose lived there.

on the subject of hardness with brita i seem to have 40-50 ppm for at least 3 weeks so softer would probably not serve any purpose.