Cannes, France the place famous for its International Film Festival is known to be the sister of Beverly Hills and the place in the Riviera where you can get your face(or other parts) realigned (read: cosmetic surgery). It is devoid of museums, all you see are big, exclusive hotels lining mostly the stretch of perfect, [...] . . . → Read More: Intoxicating Day In Cannes
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Grasse is both the historic and contemporary capital of perfume and it offers a contrast to the dolled up hill towns of the French Riviera. It is famous for its pricey products, in spite of the urban gritty center. It has however these sweeping views as captured by my lens. If you care enough about [...] . . . → Read More: Idyllic Day In Grasse One of the highlights of our visit to Grasse (touted as the most fragrant town on the French Riviera), was a stopover at the Fragonard Perfumerie. An English speaking guide toured us around the factory. In fact, the twenty minute tour was very enriching as we were shown the process how they manufacture perfumes, colognes [...] . . . → Read More: Perfumerie Fragonard Promenade des Anglais is the celebrated four mile seafront promenade in the Mediterranean in Nice, France. Fronting the beach are rows upon rows of grand cafes, villas, hotels and the Musee Massena ( Massena Museum). This stretch is known to be the ‘place to be’ in Nice. For tourists like us, you can never go [...] . . . → Read More: Promenade Des Anglais (English Promenade) We were told that this bi-level pastry shop is one of the best in town. Hence,we patiently waited for a table to open up. As I earlier mentioned, getting a table outside is not an option for us because of the second hand smoke. Take-out order was not an issue but to have a taste [...] . . . → Read More: No-Name Patisserie Can you imagine living in this quaint village? It’s amazing to know that yes, indeed real people are living in this little village near St. Tropez. As we walked around the tiny alleys, the idea of living in a similar place was all the more inviting to me. I’m a city girl, and I figured [...] . . . → Read More: Not K. Jacques But It’s Good Enough Because of my husband’s aversion to boats, I had a chauffered van pre-arranged for us on our day tour in St. Tropez. Our driver was an awesome Frenchman who was born in Lyon, and lived in the US for three years, so we expected no language barrier. Early room service breakfast was in order because [...] . . . → Read More: Fun Day In Saint Tropez |
 
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