Saturday 3rd October
We changed trains at Marseilles from the Carcasonne regional. After travelling within the Camargue and along the Cote d'Azur we were met at Rue de Gare Cannes by Robyn and her Citroen C4 "saucissone".
It is probably best if we discard details of the following two hours. Suffice to say the wine and good company at Cafe des Arcade made up for our discomfort at not accessing our accommodation until 10.00 pm.
Sunday 4th October
There go those bells again! "Boing" x 9 announced we were late from Mass.
Plas des Arcades was strewn with a multitude of merchants offering their wares on chic tableux. A faded brown children's pedal car at a collector's price, and 70 euro for a wooden bell chambre arrangement caught my eye amongst the many fine offerings - no tat here.
Off to Mougins for a superb lunch of rotisseried poulet, salade verte et rouge, and Provencal tapenade noir. This was taken with a 2007 la Fiole Chateau-Neuf-de Pape Blanc that seemed to go on forever.
Splash! I was in heaven, perfect pool conditions. Dripping wet, I eased myself onto the bleached wooden chaise lounge and closed my eyes. I could have lay there forever.
It was not to be, for a walk up to the old village of Mougins was suggested by Robyn. Mougins had been the home of Picasso for many years and he spent much of his time in the area until his death in 1973.
...to be continued
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