Prize Winning Croissants

Firstly, let me report to all that Paul is feeling much better. As a matter of fact, he reports no serious side affects today at all from yesterday’s little set-back – save for the skinned knees, palms, one bruised palm and cut fingers. Luckily, we had brought bandages, etc, so he was well tended for.

The sun hits our balcony at 7:46am and doesn’t stop shining on it until 6:32pm (and it’s earlier and later every day!)

This morning we decided to take the train from Menton Garavan to Carnolés (2 stops), which is where we catch the Le Corbusier walk around the Cap Martin. You can actually walk all the way to Monaco/Monte Carlo, if you have the stamina. We just went around one side to the tip to check out the views of Monte and, well, catch the sun. The surf was pounding there, too, but there were even a few die-hards out on the sea, which made us nauseous just watching from the shore (it’s 7:21pm here right now and the waves and wind have picked up harder than ever before!).

The real raison for the trip was to visit the artisan boulangerie of Frederic Rey, whose croissants repeatedly win “best croissant of the year” (only in France would they have such a thing!). We stopped in après the walk and indulged in café crème and decadent croissants. Light, flakey, with a crispy outside and soft, chewy buttery inside. Everything they should be and more. Not able to stop at just that, we bought a brioche and millefeuille to take home. The brioche was superior to what I make in as much as the texture was lighter and spongier than mine (although the taste was actually comparable) – so, I have something to aspire to!

Waiting for the train to Carnoles (self portrait)

Mediterranean Pine on Cap Martin

Prize Winning Croissants at Frederic Rey's Bolangerie

Serious Cycling on the Riviera!

When I logged into blogger yesterday, they have changed the interface (Don’t you just HATE it when they do things lie that!), and I don’t seem to be able to control where my photos appear in relationship to the text, etc., so I apologize if things are starting to look a little disjointed. Although my new camera is taking excellent photos and videos (I’ve upgraded the resolution of the photos from yesterday), I can not seem to get the videos to upload (that is to say it spools forever and I’m paying for the Internet here by the minute/byte), but I’m going to try again today. If they won’t load up in due course, you will all have to make due with photos and then see the vid’s when we get home.

More adventures tomorrow!

Today’s weather:  sunny and clear, 23C. WINDY and massive waves.