Monthly Archives: October 2018

Saturday. Arrival via plane. Last few days before we head back to vote. Walking up to the sounds of waves sadly ends. Drive to the airport along costal route was a bit more exciting than QB, the driver, wanted for … Continue reading →

Saturday. Drive to Menton on a faster road than Menton to Alba. Instead of coast road took the high road. 3.5 hours. Lots of construction on the autopista. Menton View from hotel balcony. Best Western. Don researched an appropriate place … Continue reading →

Wednesday. First a visit to Pertinace, a winery, located very close to Alba. An outstanding tour by Fabrizio. One of the best tours we have had; knowledgeable, good English and fin to be with. Fermentation tanks. Winery produces 750K bottles … Continue reading →

Monday. The fair is over and now to touristing. There is the town to see, vinyards in this famous Piedmont area. Roman temple site around 0 AD, Augustus. Italian, modern, found in multiple locations. Cathedral in Alba As labeled above. … Continue reading →

Saturday, a longish drive from Nice to Alba, went along the coast to Savona and then North to Alba. Bobby was waiting for us there, went Friday night so as to spend a bit of time in Torino. In Menton. … Continue reading →

Tuesday, arrived in the rain after a side trip to St Paul de Vence and Fondation Maeght. Uninspiring dinner by the old port area. Very different vibe and choice of eats from when I biked though hear in August a … Continue reading →

Tuesday. First stop, St. Paul de Vence, one of the oldest medieval villages on the French Riviera.  This, and the nearby museum, is so spectacular that a special edition of the blog is required.  Both the old city and the … Continue reading →

Saturday. Sun seems to have returned for the near future. Stopped in juan les pins for a tartine and pastry. Curved crossant, best we have had. Made in the boulangerie. Curved ones are disappearing replaced with the easier to make … Continue reading →

Wednesday Rain promised and delivered. All day. Often quite hard. Passed through St maxime on way to laundry in frejus. Expensive but clean and well maintained coin op. Corniche de l’esterele. Beautiful if one could take eyes off the curves. … Continue reading →

Monday, awoke to loud noise. First I thought it was delivery trucks running down the cobblestone road right outside of our old town hotel. Nope. Thunderstorm with very heavy rain. We just stayed in bed and enjoyed the sounds and … Continue reading →