Getting to Provence. A trip from Paris to Provence only takes a couple of hours on the TGV (High Speed Train). TGV trains are very convenient and depart either from downtown Paris or Paris CDG Airport and take you to central Provence in Avignon, Southern Provence in Aix-en-Provence or Marseille.
You don't break a hymen.    The hymen is tissue surrounding the vaginal opening, it is flexible  so can stretch to allow penetration without tearing-the hymen can  tear if it is wide, delicate, or if penetration is either rough or  forced, but it does not 'break'.
Vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy. As soon as you feel strong enough, get up and around as much as you can. This helps prevent problems after surgery like blood clots, pneumonia, and gas pains. When you can move easily without pain, you can drive. To help you heal well, avoid lifting more than 20 pounds during the first 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. For the same reason, this is also an important time to avoid vaginal intercourse. Recovery from a vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy takes much less time than from an abdominal surgery.