A day at Greolieres-les-Neiges

One of the things I love about the Cote d'Azur, and this is something that is perhaps not known to most people with images of glitz, glamour and sun that they associate with the French Riviera, is that this must be one of the best places in the world for outdoors activities. With the beautiful Mediterranean coastline, all the watersports one can imagine are there to be enjoyed (diving, sailing, swimming, you name it). And just an hour away or so, there are the Alps - with plentiful opportunities for mountain biking, hiking, skiing and so forth.

OK, enough with the tourist commercials, we get enough tourists here as it is ;-) What I was actually going to write about was the fact that after a few weekends of bad weather, winter flu, and other unforeseen circumstances, we finally got the opportunity to head to Greolieres for a bit of skiing. The conditions couldn't have been better - sun, blue sky, good snow, and the best skiing companion in the world ;-)

We really enjoyed our day out in the snow - even tried the black slopes a couple of times. Another gentle reminder about what a wonderful place the Cote d'Azur can be, even during wintertime. OK, I'm going back into tourist commercial mode again - so I better stop writing!