26 December

20141226 102539 December 26 - We fly to Nice and pick up this rental car with the intent to (re)explore the Cote d'Azur DSCN2782 The first on many reminders of France's connection to North Africa DSCN2783 After crossing Nice, we stopped first at Falicon DSCN2786 The Good Life at the entrance to the public toilets (at least there were some!)
DSCN2787 Note all the people... DSCN2788 The sins of modern man DSCN2789 The Med DSCN2792 On to Aspremont...
DSCN2790 with stuff we got at a Spar literally as it was closing... DSCN2791 where we set up our first picnic lunch DSCN2793 Church at Aspremont DSCN2795 Across the Var we stop at St-Paul de Vence
DSCN2796 where pétanque goes on 24/7 DSCN2797 He lines it up DSCN2798 and lets fly DSCN2799 We first came here in 2000, flush from the dotcom bubble
DSCN2800 View back to St-Jeannet DSCN2801 Greenery resists the cold wind in the narrow lanes DSCN2803 St-Paul de Vence is first a commercial experience DSCN2804 Very attractive, though the honey is all packaged in Paris
DSCN2806 The dead are never far DSCN2807 This guy gave a heck of lecture about the thick textured oil paintings featured in his gallery. The colors were fabulous! DSCN2811 Tourrettes sur Loup I DSCN2815 Tourrettes sur Loup II
DSCN2817 Tourrettes sur Loup III DSCN2818 Tourrettes sur Loup IV, the keeper DSCN2820 Evening caught up with us at Gourdon DSCN2821 The synthetic ice skating rink high on the mountain top
DSCN2822 The Eagles' Nest DSCN2826 Fading light DSCN2827 A pain d'epice factory! DSCN2828 Christine had brought with her her own homemade pain d'epice (gingerbread)
DSCN2829 Might look into this for Christmas 2015... DSCN2830 Sunset begins DSCN2831 and lights up the western sky DSCN2833 and the clouds to the east
DSCN2836 Hours later, at La Voute in Grasse with Eric Picker, plates of meat and glasses of rouge DSCN2838 Count our blessings