After some debate about what to on this beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon, we decided to go to Cap Ferrat to visit one of the most famous villas on the Riviera, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild.
The villa was built by the Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, born into the ridiculously rich Rothschild family, and married to a rich banker. It's located at one of the best spots imaginable on the Riviera, on the narrowest point of Cap Ferrat - which affords great views both to the west (towards Villefranche) and to the east (towards Beaulieu-sur-Mer).
We started by exploring the gardens, which were very impressive indeed. The variety of plants on display reflects the baroness' apetite for travel, I suppose, as there is flora from pretty much all over the world. The interior was actually a bit of a disappointment, impressive as it was. Just your average posh mansion, sort of. We both preferred Villa Kerylos, which we visited a couple of weeks ago. But still, well worth the visit!
After this, we headed down to Nice, where we met the Finnish posse for dinner and some rugby - the world cup semi-final between France and England being the occasion. To get a place to sit this time (unlike last weekend, when we ended up seeing the game back in Cagnes), we showed up well on time - 2 hours before the game.
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The game nail-biting stuff, as the French kept ahead of the English right up until the end - when the boot of Johnny Wilkinson decided the game for the English. I think France would've deserved to win - but you've got to hand it to Wilkinson, the guy really has nerves of steel... After the game we had a couple of drinks in Ma Nolans amongst the partying brits.
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