Three Weeks on the Riviera

We exchanged homes with a French family and spent 3 weeks in Nice, on the beautiful Côte d'Azur, including a 3 day excursion to Saint-Rémy in Provence.

Classic Nice, as seen from the Colline du Château Port Lympia, Nice In the scenic hilltop village of Eze, with Cap Ferrat in the background Avenue Mirabeau meets Rue Diderot, as viewed from the apartment balcony Ave Mirabeau, looking west from the balcony The Franciscan Monastery in Cimiez, near our neighborhood We spent a week in Cannes one day At the waterfall on the Colline du Château, Nice The pool in Monte Carlo with most of Monaco in the background Overlooking the harbor in Monte Carlo The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in St. Jean-Cap Ferrat Fine Corinthian columns Sharing an ice cream in Grasse Chloe squared Martha and Chloe in a fog on the Col d'Eze On the Plage des Ponchettes, Chloe's favorite beach In Provence we stayed at the Château de Roussan On the château grounds The Château de Roussan Chloe sketching The perched village of Les Baux de Provence We rode horseback on the Mediterranean beach in the Camargue Taking Chloe to the Speakeasy (actually a vegan restaurant) We drove a Renault Twingo, seen here on Cap Ferrat At the Negresco. Très moderne... On the bungee-trampoline, Promenade des Anglais, in Nice Chloe had no trouble with the exercises on this walk in a park The village of St. Paul de Vence The Roman ruins at Glanum, near Saint Rémy de Provence The modern art collection at the Fondation Maeght is stunning Ready for a hike at Eze Bord de Mer Commemorating our encounter with a (real) wild boar Old Nice