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Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Saint-Tropez July 19th 2008

Saturday was a day filled with sun, sea and fun at the fair - a nice change from the constant work at the polo club. Of course we still attended to the horses as usual - fed, cleaned and rode morning and evening, and even managed to get in a polo game (we watched - didn't play) but during the few hours in between we had a chance to relax and enjoy the local festivities. The weather was perfect for the beach, beautiful and sunny - if not on the slight cooler side. But Virginie and I still managed a pleasant sea in the sea. The water here is such a brilliant blue - that changes shades of color depending on the depth of the floor below. The waves are gentle but perfect for swimming in ... read more

St. Tropez

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Saint-Tropez July 16th 2008

Porch view

Kerissa

Saint Tropez at last! What a change from Paris area. Not only weather wise - so much warmer, perfect sunny beach weather, but also the style of living and the work load. Style of living - still excellent, but beachy-tourist as opposed to small, country-side village and then jaunting into huge city of Paris. Sooo many people here, tourists and locals alike. Very similar to Hawaii in that manner. Weather is similar as well - moist minus the random rain storms (that happen so often in Hawaii). The fun part is that there is such a variety of people, from all over. Saint Tropez is one of the vacation capitols of France so makes sense. All languages are spoken here - from French and English to Dutch, German and Spanish, among others. Its not uncommon for ... read more

Tropez Afternoon

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Saint-Tropez October 21st 2007

Afternoon Vineyard

CM and J

Saint Tropez is one of those names one associates with Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. After a long drive down from Gordes, we made it to the coast and spent an additional half hour driving to Saint Tropez, which is on a peninsula in the Mediterranean. Upon arriving, we realized that this was not really a driving town, but it was getting late in the afternoon and we didn't really have time to park and walk. We negotiated tiny streets and managed to stumble across a very old church backed by a beautiful winery right on the sea. According to a plaque, it was the first place liberated by the Americans which makes it even more special. We drove through town and almost made it to "the Citadel", but were stuck behind a tow truck ... read more

Stalking Stars

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Saint-Tropez June 27th 2007

Bron1

Yesterday did the walk into Nice. Not really much to see here i dont think. The beach has quite large rocks, but walking through the flower an fruit markets were good. In the afternoon a bus full of Busabouters got on a day tour. We drove out to St Tropez were the jet setting go to laze in the sun. Had about an 1hrs boat cruise around millionairs bay (Bridget Bardo, Al Fiyed, Bryan Addams, Mr Heinekin, Ferrari house an US state house) they all cost over US10 million, didnt look that flash to me though. docked at St Tropez an had a look around the streets. Lots of high society in resteraunts over looking the water, saw some wide ferraris trying to fit down these little streets. Heres the story, got a metre away from ... read more

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