This started out as a very quiet weekend indeed. The weather wasn’t great on saturday, so we didn’t get up to much. We did meet up with Virginie and Jean-Baptiste in the afternoon for a coffee in the port of Saint-Laurant du Var (well, I went for a king-sized milkshake instead...). Great to see them - hadn't seen Virginie for nearly a year. In the evening I picked up my parents from the airport – since they arrived quite late we invited them over for dinner. Roast chicken, a nice bottle of Piedmontese red wine (which we had acquired the weekend before), and a fruit salad for dessert. Yummie :-)
We had hoped to maybe go skiing to Isola 2000 on sunday – pretty much the last occasion this year for that. But alas – the weather forecast was grim, promising clouds and rain, so we decided to give it a miss. We were just about to head into Nice to in the afternoon to see a movie, when I got a call from Isabelle, our good friend from Paris. Turns out she was in Toulon for work, so we decided to meet up somewhere. Since Cagnes is quite a drive away from Toulon, we decided to meet up somewhere in-between – and decided upon Frejus.
About an hour later, we were sitting in a bar in the port of Frejus, basking in the sunlight (yes, the sun had finally decided to make an appearance), catching up on the latest news over non-alcoholic cocktails (seems the bar had lost their lisence to sell alcohol – which was OK with me since I was the designated driver...). After the drink, we had a walk around the old town of Frejus. Frejus is one of the historically most interesting towns on the Cote d’Azur, having been founded by the Romans in 49 BC. Its amphitheatre is probably the most important Roman monument on the Cote d’Azur. The old town is typically picteresque for the region – the highlight is no doubt the reknowned 11th century cathedral, with its cloister.
Having explored the old town, we decided it was time to find a restaurant (Isabelle and Mathilde finally gave into my pleading). We decided to have a look in neigbouring Saint-Raphaël. Saint-Raphaël, which literaly starts where Frejus ends, is one of the more famous Cote d’Azur tourist resorts – managing to mix a touch of olde world glamour with a more laid-back atmosphere than for example Cannes or neaby St-Trop’.
Having wondered around and explored the place for a bit, we eventually decided upon a place called “la table du boucher” – interesting name for a restaurant situated in the port, surrounded by seafood restaurants. Anyway, it was an excellent choice – we all ate and drank very well indeed. After a coffee to finish off the meal, it was time to head off back home... All in all, our little excursion into the Var was a nice and surprising way to end the weekend – and great to see Isa as always ! It's always nice to visit the Var department, it feels a lot less pretentious than the Alpes-Maritimes (our "home" department).
We had hoped to maybe go skiing to Isola 2000 on sunday – pretty much the last occasion this year for that. But alas – the weather forecast was grim, promising clouds and rain, so we decided to give it a miss. We were just about to head into Nice to in the afternoon to see a movie, when I got a call from Isabelle, our good friend from Paris. Turns out she was in Toulon for work, so we decided to meet up somewhere. Since Cagnes is quite a drive away from Toulon, we decided to meet up somewhere in-between – and decided upon Frejus.
About an hour later, we were sitting in a bar in the port of Frejus, basking in the sunlight (yes, the sun had finally decided to make an appearance), catching up on the latest news over non-alcoholic cocktails (seems the bar had lost their lisence to sell alcohol – which was OK with me since I was the designated driver...). After the drink, we had a walk around the old town of Frejus. Frejus is one of the historically most interesting towns on the Cote d’Azur, having been founded by the Romans in 49 BC. Its amphitheatre is probably the most important Roman monument on the Cote d’Azur. The old town is typically picteresque for the region – the highlight is no doubt the reknowned 11th century cathedral, with its cloister.Having explored the old town, we decided it was time to find a restaurant (Isabelle and Mathilde finally gave into my pleading). We decided to have a look in neigbouring Saint-Raphaël. Saint-Raphaël, which literaly starts where Frejus ends, is one of the more famous Cote d’Azur tourist resorts – managing to mix a touch of olde world glamour with a more laid-back atmosphere than for example Cannes or neaby St-Trop’.
Having wondered around and explored the place for a bit, we eventually decided upon a place called “la table du boucher” – interesting name for a restaurant situated in the port, surrounded by seafood restaurants. Anyway, it was an excellent choice – we all ate and drank very well indeed. After a coffee to finish off the meal, it was time to head off back home... All in all, our little excursion into the Var was a nice and surprising way to end the weekend – and great to see Isa as always ! It's always nice to visit the Var department, it feels a lot less pretentious than the Alpes-Maritimes (our "home" department).
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