Last night, we were invited for a brunch to my parents flat - to test out their new Espresso machine. So that was the first thing on the agenda - so after we finally got up (at about 11:30...) we headed down the A8 to Antibes. Traffic was a bit of a nightmare since the autumn fare was on in Cagnes-sur-Mer today.
The espresso was good (which is more than can be said for the machine, which was already malfunctioning on the 2nd day they had it - that's Italian quality for ya!), and so was the chocolate cake that went with it. So good in fact, that we decided we'd have to do for a bit of a walk to compensate.
Since we were in Antibes, we opted for a walk around Cap d'Antibes. Cap d'Antibes (like the other main caps on the Cote d'Azur, Cap Martin and Cap Ferrat) is a bit of an enclave for the rich. So during our pleasant walk in the blazing sunlight, with a bit of imagination, we could picture the grandiose villas on the other side of the stone wall which follows the cape. That's the Cote d'Azur for you... There is glamour, but always behind a big stone wall - to keep us plebs out ;-)
But the walk itself was very nice, although rather crowded. And unfortunately we couldn't walk all around the Cap, since part of the footpath was closed off. After the walk I had a nice cool swim on the beach - the water is still warmer here than it was in Finland in July, I reckon :-)
Back in Cagnes we had a walk around as well, to have a look at what the autumn fare had to offer. Not much really, unless you count all the cheap toys, fake jewellery, 2nd hand clothes and other junk. A bit disappointing really - or at least we had expected something a bit different (more along the lines of a farmer's market).
The espresso was good (which is more than can be said for the machine, which was already malfunctioning on the 2nd day they had it - that's Italian quality for ya!), and so was the chocolate cake that went with it. So good in fact, that we decided we'd have to do for a bit of a walk to compensate.
Since we were in Antibes, we opted for a walk around Cap d'Antibes. Cap d'Antibes (like the other main caps on the Cote d'Azur, Cap Martin and Cap Ferrat) is a bit of an enclave for the rich. So during our pleasant walk in the blazing sunlight, with a bit of imagination, we could picture the grandiose villas on the other side of the stone wall which follows the cape. That's the Cote d'Azur for you... There is glamour, but always behind a big stone wall - to keep us plebs out ;-)
But the walk itself was very nice, although rather crowded. And unfortunately we couldn't walk all around the Cap, since part of the footpath was closed off. After the walk I had a nice cool swim on the beach - the water is still warmer here than it was in Finland in July, I reckon :-)
Back in Cagnes we had a walk around as well, to have a look at what the autumn fare had to offer. Not much really, unless you count all the cheap toys, fake jewellery, 2nd hand clothes and other junk. A bit disappointing really - or at least we had expected something a bit different (more along the lines of a farmer's market).
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