Paris 2

Vincent and I also had the opportunity to spend an afternoon alone in sunny Paris. We meet in the south and went through a new neighbourhood where we found a little place to have steak frites. Afterwards we went to a gallery and ended up enjoying the last of the afternoon sun at the busy Tuileries.

Vence

Vence is a cute little town, that I am sure seemed much bigger to me than it really is.
Here are some snapshots of some of the charming corners.

Cote d'azur

In the end of October I went to France with Max and Martin for some days, taking some time to relax and enjoy the blue sea and sky of the Cote d'azur.

It was a very special feeling driving next to the sea and I realized that this is the first time this year that I have actually been to the beach and put my feet in seawater. Such a lovely feeling.

Food Food Food

As always a lot of the time in France is spent on eating, and this time didn't differ. The very last thing we did before we left Reims was run into the market hall and buy some Artichokes (they were right in season) so we had some food for the first evening in Paris. And of course, we also visited the market in Sceaux during the weekend.

Reims

In between driving around and experiencing the various parts of Champagne, we were stationed in Reims. A quite charming city with one of the most beautiful art deco market halls I have ever seen (It's the one with the yellow light).

We dropped the car for one day to explore a bit more of Reims and also visit one of the bigger Champagne producers (Vranken Pommery) and get a tour in their cave. I think we realized too late just how far on the other side of town it was, so we arrived exhausted and dehydrated. Good thing they had lots to drink there. After the tour, we found ourselves held captive as it was raining cats and dogs for a while, but it was nice to have another excuse to hop on a bus instead of walking the long way back home.