Arrived in Nice to very sunny and warm weather at the start of a three week stay
This little chappy stayed at home
Sunday 19th October
Lounged about, Lazeret in the evening with Chris and Martin, Ron and Ingrid
Monday 20th October
Shopping in the morning,long walk in the afternoon, Chris and Martin for dinner in the evening. Weather still sunny and warm
Tuesday 21st October
Walk with Ron and Ingrid around the Hospice, Cap Ferat with lunch after in St Jean
Thursday 23rd October
Walked the Prom and back to Garbaldi for a spot of lunch, shared a charcuterie platter and salad
PM walked back to Place Massena and signed up for a veloblu bike. Took one along the Prom to the end and walked back to the flat.
Weather still great
Friday 24th October
Bus to St Jean and walked around Cap Ferrat.
Lunch after at the Restaurant du Port in St Jean on the terrace overlooking the Harbour. Nice spot. Good sardines.
Saturday 25th October
Met Ron & Ingrid at Biot Gare and went to the Musee National Fernand Léger in Biot. A temporary Exibition of some of his work recently curated. Visited the rest of the permanent Exibition as well. Nice Gallery.
Lunch after at La Spiaggia in Cagnes Sur Mer. Nice food and very friendly
Saturday 1st November
Hired a car for a few days
Up to Grasse to Richard and Joelle’s for lunch
Stopped off in Cagnes sur Mer for coffee and a walk along the Prom.
Sunday 2nd November
Took a drive to the perched villages of Pigna and Castel Vittorio in Italy. Great lunch at the very popular Ristorante di Pigna. Good bottle of the Rossese, the Ligurian wine produced locally in Dolce Aqua. Stopped off in Dolce Aqua to buy some Rossese.
Monday 3rd November
Drove down the coast and inland to the perched villages of Callian,Tourette and Fayence. Had lunch at the Farigoulette restaurant in Fayence. Good lunchtime Menu.
Drove south to the coast to Frejus and had a drink before returning to Nice.
