Weekend on the Cote d'Azur

We are only a couple of hours from the Cote d'Azur, so it was a great place to catch up with our Aussie friends who flew in from London for the long weekend. Dave and Kylie organised a lovely little villa in Antibes (between Cannes and Nice) and it was a weekend of food, wine, and running after the three boys!

A short walk into Antibes for a stroll through the old town, with its narrow streets full of restaurants and bars and lots of tourists. It's probably the first time on this trip we've heard so many english-speakers! The coastline is stunning - beautiful bays and crystal clear water, and as we watched the mega yachts out at sea and private jets flying in it's not hard to see why it's the playground of the rich and famous. 

Elliot was ecstatic to go for a ride on the tourist train and we were all pretty pleased to kick back and enjoy the sights and be taken around to the next little bay of Juan les Pins which seems to have lots of trendy clubs and beach clubs ... not really the kind of places you take three toddlers, but very pretty for a stroll and an ice-cream. 

 

The next day we took a morning drive around the winding coastline of Cap d'Antibes, dotted with luxurious mediterranean mansions. I wanted to check out the famous Hotel du Cap Eden Roc as it's THE place to stay on the French Riviera, but alas a drive-by would have to suffice as we were not allowed past security for a sneaky photo. 

The weekend ended with a long lunch in the hilltop village of Grasse, famous as the perfume capital of France. E he was so exhausted after a weekend of playing with the boys that he was out for the count before we left the car park and literally woke as we pulled into our driveway two and a half hours later. Winning!!

A xx