Hotel Les Calanques Les Issambres

It is Sunday and very wet and miserable here in Antibes. Quite a change from the glorious day we had yesterday. Ideal for computer work in fact... (Except that then things didn't pan out as planned and it is now Monday)

It wasn't my intention to have an entry before my departure but the response to my initial circular has been so overwhelming that I feel it merited an ...

... seen and spoken to, to date.
Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

... they were forced to part, and i kid you not they kissed on the lips. thats right THE LIPS. apparently they start early here in france....


so on we went and arrived in tours. Albeit after a long sleepless night on the train and a brief moment in paris that included a walk to the seine.
On our way into the hostel we found an old thing, and a big church, followed by an even bigger church, followed by the wrong part of old town, then a ...

... below.

Oddly, we haven't seen as many sports/exotics over here as you might think. There are a few Porches here and there. Big deal.. Some Ferraris but again not as many as I thought I would see. Oh and a couple of "greasers" in Lambos (Good God..! This could be a blog topic all on it's own, so I'll discuss in person over a glass of wine with the quiz winner)... So, what was the most spotted and ...

Cannes is not as glamrous as we thought it would be, it still has all the fancy smancy stores along the beach, but there were definitely no red carpets rolled out when we were there. We did a day trip to St-Tropez, its was the end of a hge sailing competitiona and tons of ...

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... There were dozens of cyclists, runners and walkers along the very narrow road but we all seemed to be able to share the road together and passed beautiful villas along the entire route. Jesse told us to make sure to not miss the Hotel de Cap which we found easily except were quickly ushered off the grounds with a "no, you cannot go there!" from several hotel security guards. http://www.edenroc-hotel.fr/ The elegant ...

... touristy section like all of the towns along the Côte d'Azur, hotels and restaurants a blur of flamingo pink with hoards of middle aged europeans soaking up their annual sun ration, ruthless locals selling overpriced beach items, anything inflatable, tanning lotion. An eyesore that you have to become accustomed to. I found a nicer spot further inland, a park bench under the plane trees with old people coming past and chatting to you. Jo had the luxury of a car ...

... at the bottom. That night I was lucky enough to get a room to myself since there was an uneven amount of girls and we were supposed to be rotating around. 3rd May- Onwards to Nice. On the way at lunch I managed to get myself a "Magic Box" at a local burger restaurant (like NZ Happy Meals for kids.) It was an interesting experience trying to ask the poor girl behind the counter what toy was in the box from Ice Age (a movie) and was it the squirrel ...

... Some rowdy Brits were there that night, making it really uncomfortable. After locking our baggage down, we trudged off to find some place to eat. The buses had quit running back to town, there was no market open, and the only place we saw was a fancy hotel with a restaurant open. In we went in what were our ...