Blogs from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 219

We always took a vacation for a week every spring. Often it was to the British Isles, as we loved lambing season with all the daffodils and tulips blooming. However, we hadn't been to Antibes in three years, and this would be the first visit with children. My committe wasn't meeting on May 12th, so on Friday, May 6th we headed south by way of Luxembourg. Metz, Nancy, Dijon, and Lyons where we got on the Autoroute to the Sun. At just over 700 miles, it is a long drive, not to be repeated again. Out next trip to Antibes would be seven years later in 1995, and we took the train. At least this time we had our car with us which came in handy for visiting Cannes and the hilltop towns such as St ... read more

It had been several years since we had taken a holiday in Antibes, so we took a week vacation to return to one of our favorite places in Europe. Many say the Nice is nice; and most tourists tend to use Nice as their travel hub for the French Riviera. But for us Antibes is nicer...indeed, the nicest! We drove down from Brussels on Saturday, 20 July 1985 and returned home on Sunday, 28 July 1985. We stayed at our favorite hotel, the Royal, right across from our favorite beach, and at the edge of the old town. Our routine for the week was to spend the mornings on the beach. Then after lunch we would drive to Cannes, Monte Carlo, and other coastal town, or St Paul de Vence, Grasse, and other hilltop towns. In ... read more

In July 1979 Uncle Wayne and Aunt Minnie came to visit us. Uncle Wayne’s sister Neva was with them. We picked them up at Frankfurt. Unfortunately, the airline had lost Uncle Wayne’s luggage so we stopped at the PX at Rhein Main Air Base to pick up a few items of clothing. During their stay with us we visited Triffels Castle where Richard the Lion Hearted was held for ransom on his way back from the Crusades. Then they joined us for the first part of our summer vacation. 21 July 1979 Saturday. We drove from Glan Munchweiler to Ulm where we climbed the steeple to get a magnificent view of the town and surrounding countryside. From there we continued south to Neuschwanstein Castle for the castle tour. We finished the day at Garmisch where we ... read more

Day 17 Sunday Patricia Dorsey Murphy Nice Left Pisa and went to the Leaning Tower, etc. Stopped in Genoa for lunch. Saw Christopher Columbus birthplace. Drove on a very scenic drive to Nice. Arr. about 6 had dinner and walked to beach. Watched TV awhile. Dianne stayed up. 126 tunnels between Pisa and Nice. Dianne Dorsey Parker Gilbreath Place: Nice, France Weather: clear - warm Left Pisa and went to Leaning Tower & Baptistery. Patty and I climbed to the top. It was very narrow and slanted but well worth it. Left Pisa and drove to France. Changed money right before coming into France. Went to Morocco and visited the Place where Grace Kelly lives. Saw Tony Curtis standing on corner. WOW! The French Rivera is fantastic!! Weather is so nice and palm trees everywhere. ... read more