Hotel Le Collier
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Day 16 - The Monte Carlo
... Cannes the kebab place was closed :( craving one we looked up on the Internet for kebab places in Cannes. We enjoyed our kebabs and marvelled at the curios sauce that had a taste that wasn't quite recognisable. We headed back down to the beach waking all the way along the shore the pathway was lit up by rainbow lights that danced in patterns on the floor! We sat on the wall facing the water making shadows with the light on our backs. Then back to the hotel and ...
We return to the ancestral manse
... As always, the venerable Colombe d’Or restaurant, which guarded the entrance to the village, was surrounded, like a swarm of black flies, by Mercedes, BMWs and Jaguars. The Colombe is stuffed with original art by the likes of Picasso and Matisse—in the 1920’s and 30’s these unknown and impoverished artists stayed at the hotel and the prescient owner accepted their painting as payment in lieu of cash.
Then we walked past the ...
The journey continues...
Just to introduce my next blog.
I have booked to fly out December 29th and return February 11th 2013.
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This is a snippet I have carried around for a while now...
"To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is to have succeeded."
I could happily down tools now and say that I ...
French rivieria - lifestyles of the rich and famos
... Shelley and I looked at each other and commented "we love Italy". Looking at mum and knowing she needed a bit more time out of the car, we put her and Dad on a water bus for a nice trip around the lake to Stressa ( about 40 minutes), while Scot and Shelley drove the car. The day was so good and everyone enjoying themselves we decided to have lunch and explore Stressa. Bad move as Shelley found presents for the girls. Trust me there will be no more presents ...
Hilltop Villages
... justified. The village has been painstakingly restored and maintained and the locals have managed to integrate (and somehow tolerate) the tourism aspect without detracting from the local charm.
I decided that I enjoyed Saint Paul so much that I decided to stay longer and not to go onto Gorbio which was on my initial itinerary. I might do that this morning on my way to Aix-en-Provence, my ...
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