Nice was just lovely. There was a superb cheese taster plate, with other-worldly Camembert, and a superb stinky soft cheese called Reblochon. Please start looking for it in Melbourne for me, and if you don't find it, get the demand started!
My day in St Paul de Vence and Vence was a bit of a disaster. I saw a couple of superb galleries though, the Maeght Foundation had stunning architecture and a great collection including some Miro that I'd seen a couple of years back in Barcelona. Another free one nearby showcased the drawings for concept mega-art - covering rivers with cloth, making monoliths in Saudi Arabia from oil barrels. But the Chagall-designed chapel in Vence was hugely under restoration, and the Matisse chapel was closed. Poo. Then there were too few remaining buses to make it worthwhile going back to St Paul de Vence, shame.
St Tropez had a lovely beach, with a bathing platform moored out in the water and lots of 40 year old boobs.
I've started learning Spanish with an audio CD during my travels, it's going great guns.
Met a crazy-cool woman in a bar in Nice, likely in her 40s, who I drank Champagne with, but I think I was accused of being a gigolo when I was walking with her in the street to a (great!) nightclub nearby - she grabbed my hand and rushed us off, saying she didn't like the people who'd spoken to us.
Been in Marseille a couple of days now. Went to Aix-en-Provence (after a morning spent doing washing, glamour) and hung out with a lovely local there who showed me around the town. Will definitely have to try that again. Spent yesterday in Marseille with three Japanese room-mates, up hill to the spectacular view and church Notre Dame, and gormandised with cakes and almond croissants.
Just off now to Avignon now with the one remaining Japanese guy, Yuuki.
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No more Mr 'Nice' guy then, eh?! A-hyuh! How's Marseille? Similar to Glasgow in its reputation for being the stinky don't-go-there city that actually turns out to be quite lovely? All that ice-cream, cheese and cake gormandising must be putting some meat on the ol' bones, hey? :o) Mah luh-ul fah-tee! Thanks for the updates, nice to know where you are and what you're doing. Stay well - David
PS - You're just a gigalo, and everywhere you go, people know the etc etc.
G'day Luke, how was Spain ? Where have your travels led you to now ? Cheers, Kieron
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