Le circuit des Blaquieres

As it was another gloriously sunny and clear day, we decided to go for a walk, as we often do on Sundays when the weather allows for it. We chose a walk near Vence (which is just a stone’s throw and a bit from Cagnes), “Le Circuit des Blaquieres”. It was a very nice one, typical of the walks around Vence, with its arid, karstic scenery (had to look up in Wikipedia what “karstic” means ;-). A lot people out and about today, much more than usually… During the surprisingly strenuous walk (must be getting out of practice), we also scaled the impressive heights of Baou des Noirs (at the height of, er, 677 meters) as well as Baou des Blancs (at a yet less impressive altitude of 673 meters)





In the evening, I had a very nice paella dinner at my parents’ – we were also joined by a couple from that great metropolis of Pargas, Finland (although living in Stockholm now). They had actually sailed all the way through France to the Cote d’Azur from Stockholm, quite a trek! (I think it had taken them quite a few weeks to get here). A very pleasant evening, with great food, wine and conversation.