Off we went to France on Saturday morning. We arrived into Nice, which is where we stayed and what became our jumping off point to explore the surrounding towns.
Yacine flew down with us, and we met up with a couple who recently moved to London on a similar assignment a few months ago. We hoped in a taxi and headed to St Paul de Vence, one of the oldest medieval towns near the French coastline. It is an artist's town, I think because of how picturesque it is! It sits high up on a hill overlooking the surrounding areas. On a clear, sunny day you can see for miles.
We wandered around the winding stone streets and perused the local shops. After stopping for a bottle of wine at a restaurant overlooking the view, we met up with our other friends and their family. We ended up playing pétanque for a few hours with everyone which is basically French bocce ball. All the little towns have pétanque terrains that are free to use.Afterwards, we headed to our friend's aunt's house for some wine and cheese (see photo below ). Did I mention that there was cheese? There was every single kind imaginable and it was all delicious. We laughed, talked and enjoyed each other's company until the late evening when we got picked up and headed back to Nice. There was much more fun in store the next day!
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