We had always planned our last day of our trip to the Côte d’Azur, around stopping in Aix, on the way home, to watch the rugby. We know our priorities! Having secured the 2 paintings in the auction earlier in the week, we also had to ensure we were at the auctioneer’s, just outside Aix, … More Walking the Cap d’Antibes
After the cloud of yesterday, we woke today, to blue skies and a gentle warmth in the rising sun. A perfect day for a long walk along the coast path around Cap Ferrat. Cap Ferrat is just the other side of the bay to Villefranche, so all we needed to do was pack the coffee … More Walking the coast path around Cap Ferrat
Thirty seven years ago today Andy and I wandered up the aisle of a little church, on the edge of the Cotswolds, and tied the knot. So how better to celebrate the occasion than to take one of our favourite walks, on the Côte D’Azur, from Menton to the village of Saint Agnes. During the … More The Fête du Citron and a long walk
I will start with a very simple admission. I love Mimosa. Not the orange juice and champagne version, although I won’t turn one away if it’s offered; but the bright yellow pompoms of the mimosa trees that herald the start of Spring, in the hills of the Cote D’Azur. There is something simply joyous about … More Exploring the mimosa woods above Cannes
It would be fair to say that the last few weeks have been very soggy indeed. In fact, I don’t think that I can ever remember it being this wet, and this has been our 10th winter here now and even our late January trip to Antibes was a washout, with the town recording its … More Planning for an autumn walking holiday.
Shortly after moving to the area, we spent some time exploring the pretty village of Simiane-La-Rotonde, a few miles away from us in the neighbouring Department of Alpes de Haute Provence. Whilst we were there we noticed the names of 5 English Airmen had been added to the local War Memorial and set out to … More On the trail of a WW2 Wellington Bomber
Postcards from Provence and beyond 