The Road to Nice

Today has beeen an eventful and amazing day. Leaving our lovely adopted home, La campagne Saint Chalres, the drive from Cotignac took us through new unexplored Provence countryside on the way to St. Tropez. Arriving there by 10 a.m. we drove through town , checked out a beach, but with a care full of luggage and valuables, we felt we shouldnt stray from it to far. Feeling unpretentious in a very pretentiuos environment, we stopped for a cafe au lait and a croque monsoiur to gather our thoughts.With over 50 km of Cote d'Azur shoreline to follow to Nice, we decided to head out. First through Ste. Maxime, then Port Frejues, Ste. Raphael, and the coastline gets more scenic with every kilometer. The corniche rising above the rick blue of the Mediterranean. A few stops for pics and cold drinks and next thing you know we are in Cannes, apres festival du film, but none-the-less, home to the rich and famous. It certainly shows and the watrefront is impressive. The final 20 km to Nice is uneventful. We dropped DD et Marie off at their airport hotel(as they fly out tomorrow after joining us in old town for sights and dinner this evening).

We drop off the rental car and I say goodbye to my beloved Mercedes that treated me so well. I love driving in France! The narroow roads, the lets go attitude and cornering at speed is just my style> I am not sure how many times LA said "slow down!!!" We took a taxi to the Hotel Suisse and her I am, sitting on our balcony , 15 mteres above the Promenade d'Anglias, looking out ofver 10 kms of beach and downtown Nice......having a mineral water and kissing my bride in joy and happiness for just being here.