Saturday – The week end is here!

With a sunny hi of 21 predicted for the day (which it was), we knew we had to make the most of it!

We decided to head off to the train station and go to Carnoles station and go out Cap Martin. The Cap is an isthmus of land on the west side of town that juts out into the sea. It provides a fantastic view back East over the village of Menton, South out towards the sea, and to the West, Monaco Monte Carlo. It did not disappoint! It is also as far away in the village of Menton as you can get from our apartment (i.e. our apartment and the Cap are the extreme East & West borders of the village).

The cap is a haven of peace and quiet (the major road along the seaside bypasses it, so it’s local traffic only) so you hear the songbirds. It is also because of this that there are many villas and open spaces. It’s just beautiful. We walked out to the point of the cap to admire the views, and spent quite some time just sitting on a bench, drinking in the warmth and the rays. It’s amazing how many people use the path the clings to the shoreline (which is both rocky & steep!) for exercise and to just admire its beauty. Of course it’s Saturday, too, so most people are off of work.

After a sufficient amount of time, we decided to stroll back to the patisserie that won the 2010 prize for the best croissant in all the Alps-Maratimes, and have one along with a really decent cup of coffee. Guess what? They were sold out!  Disappointingly making due with a brioche and cup of coffee instead, we enjoyed it and set out in enough time to catch the 11:51 train home. Somewhere along the line – they changed the direction of the train for the track – and we ended up sitting on the bench and MISSING the train home (the next one not scheduled for more than an hour later!).

Not wanting to waste the day waiting for a train, we decided to start walking home along the seaside. About half-way home I decided that we should stop for a bite of lunch (it’s amazing not being on a schedule!) so we stopped at the “Loving Hut” vegetarian restaurant for a very good Felafel sandwich.

Anyway – we eventually made our way home and spent the afternoon lounging and reading. I made us a terrific supper of gnocchi tossed in pesto with asparagus and grilled chicken, with mixed melon, strawberries and Banana for dessert.

Top the day off with an after supper stroll and you can’t have a better day than that.

We walked over 10KM today, according to the pedometer!

The peaceful Menton Garavan train Station

View back over Menton from Cap Martin

View of Monaco Monte Carlo from the tip of the Cap

One of the gorgeous Belle Epoch mansions on the Cap

View down to the sea through Mediterranean pines

A light repas

We don't know the name of these bushes, but they are a sea of scarlet all over town - beautiful!

Be vegan - make peace... it's pretty much the same in French...LOL!