30 September 2007
29 September 2007
Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
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28 September 2007
Donkey Track
This is the old donkey track from Saint Agnès to the centre of Menton. The sign indicates it takes two hours. There are donkey tracks leading from all the hill villages around Menton to the town itself and at one time, this was the only method of getting supplies to and from a village.
Now these donkey tracks are used by hikers and it's one of the most glorious ways to see this part of the Côte d'Azur. I've walked the track from Gorbio to Sainte Agnès with my best buddy, Candy, and I suspect when she next comes to stay, we'll be walking this track. I'd better get in shape because if you walk down - guess what? - you've got to walk back up again for your car!
Note the viewing platform in the middle distance and below you'll see a better view of it. If you click on THIS LINK and scroll down to the second photograph, you'll see just how far we are from the sea and why it takes 2 hours to walk this track.
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27 September 2007
Le Saint-Yves
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Labels: Restaurants and Bars, Villages near to Menton: Sainte Agnès
26 September 2007
25 September 2007
Sainte Agnès - 3
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24 September 2007
Sainte Agnès - 2
Tomorrow we'll have far prettier photos of the village.
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23 September 2007
Sainte Agnès - 1
Legend has it that an Italian princess named Agnès was trapped in these hills by a sudden violent storm . She prayed to her patron saint and found shelter in one of the four grottoes in the area. Agnès then built a sanctuary in the rocks which quickly attracted local inhabitants and so the village got its name.
Come back tomorrow and I'll show you the fort that is part of the Maginot Line.
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22 September 2007
Wash down time
I know you don't want to hear me grumble about lack of rain this summer and now early autumn, but I wish it would RAIN for my poor dried up garden. I know the visitors don't want this tho, so you didn't hear me say it!
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Labels: Beach and Sea, Restaurants and Bars
21 September 2007
Through a restaurant darkly...
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20 September 2007
Randonée
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Labels: Villages near to Menton: Gorbio
19 September 2007
Le patron
Note: since posting this, sadly Franck has sold Le Balico and it's now under new management.
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18 September 2007
17 September 2007
Memories in the making - 2
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16 September 2007
Memories in the making
(Thank you so much to everyone who has kindly posted comments whilst I've been away in England. I hope to catch up with your blogs today and tomorrow.)
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Labels: Beach and Sea, The Old Town
15 September 2007
14 September 2007
13 September 2007
Border town
In the distance you see the port of Garavan and Menton Old Town.
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12 September 2007
Latte
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11 September 2007
Woman in pink
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Labels: Restaurants and Bars