Ahhhhhhhhhh!

We awoke to 100% dead on sunshine today and it stayed all day. How lovely!

Again, not to let our time drift away into nothingness (we come home a week today!), we decided last night before bed that we would take the train to Cannes and spend the day there. We’ve never been, and it is as far away from here on the train as you can get, without transferring to a different train in Nice. The problem was, though – did we really want to spend 3 hours of this beautiful day on a train (it’s 1.5 hours each way according to the time table? When we really examined our guide book and various on-line options, they couldn’t really tell us what (if anything) exactly there is to do in Cannes (other than the film festival, which starts next week, the same day we leave).

So we sort of scratched our heads and wondered why we would do it (I guess to say that we have?).

We eventually abandoned the idea in favour of our “big walk.” We take the train to Roquebrun Cap-Martin and then walk all the way back, around the Cap, to the town. The entire walk takes about an hour or a little longer, and it affords you breathtaking views of the rugged terrain that makes up this most unique part of the world, stretching from Monte Carlo to Italy.

The walk is named the Corbusier walk. It’s named after the internationally acclaimed architect who unfortunately drowned off this very place, in 1965.

We decided tonight to treat ourselves to pizza at Vesuvio’s for supper, as a reward for such a huge hike. I will, of course, have the Campione!

Today’s weather: 100% sunshine and a high of 27C.

Today’s photos:

The village of Roquebrun - a village perche

Various stunning views from the promenade Corbusier

Another "mirror shot" of the boys....