The Riviera is bathed in warm sunshine…
What a beautiful day today – the Riviera is bathed in warm sunshine. The beach restaurants are full of people having lunch in their tee-shirts. The countryside has turned Autumnal orange and gold.
Tomorrow – 1st December – the Christmas lights go on and the main streets of Cannes, Nice, Monaco etc. become a fairyland. The Christmas Villages open. The celebrations start.
One of our favourite restaurants in Cannes sells more oysters over the season than for the rest of the year!
Everyone is planning their activities – the ballet season, the opera season, parties, family get-togethers and seasonal cheer.
Two weeks ago all the wine bars offered free Beaujolais Nouveau tastings, which was fun whilst doing the shopping in one of the great markets. We go to the Marché Forville in Cannes which is like a circus – the special lady who sells the best freshest salad and mixes to your chosen desire; the egg lady with the warm eggs of the morning; the cheese man with his meters of fresh and seasonal delights; the pasta man (truffle tortelini at this time of year); all the amazing roses in the large flower section next to the fresh fish section! But fresh fish doesn’t smell of anything or it wouldn’t be fresh! And acres of amazing-tasting fruits and vegetables which change with each season.
A walk along the sea-front or a drive into the beautiful countryside completes our weekend.
As the sun sets, the sky turns bright streaked red and the sea reflects the colour. There is no coincidence that all the great artists and painters were drawn to this amazing winter light.
Enjoy your time, wherever you are, and come to visit us whenever you can.
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