Christmas 2008

Auribeau

Auribeau sur Siagne France By ted welch
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Mougins

Mougins, France By ted welch
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Cannes

Cannes By ted welch
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Genoa

Genoa, Italy, at Christmas By ted welch
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Jazz, bar, Nice, 13.12.2008

Jazz

Jazz, bar in Nice By ted welch
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Sun day, sunday Nice, 8.12.08

The market at Place de Gaulle, Liberation, Nice:



"When you dance, hold the woman like this."



The Christmas fair, Nice:

Xmas party, 6th December

The lovely views from Anne-Marie and David's terrace:





The excellent meal:





Games - Anne-Marie explains the rules:





a puzzling bit:



THe fun bit:



Gifts for the guests and work for the hosts after a very nice afternoon:

Jazz and wine at La Cave Bianchi 5th Dec.

Place Massena:





Cours Saleya:



First drink in the Thor pub:



How long does this introduction to the first wine go on ?



Down to business:

Nostalgie de la boue

The show:

The theatre:

The performance (low light so the photos are "atmospheric" :-))

There was a bit too much emphasis on realism for my taste - even real cigarettes on stage (amazed intake of breath when they did it for the FIRST time from two women behind us - I'm sure it was against fire regulations).

I would have preferred a pretty straight performance of the songs rather than all the poverty and bickering couple stuff - but that was also because I couldn't understand the humour in French.

However there were some nice old songs, with audience sing-along and it was good to get out and away from the computer and TV, yet only a short walk home on a cold night.

Nostalgie de la boue

 "The French have a deliciously helpful phrase for just about everything, and one of the best is nostalgie de la boue. Nostalgia for the mud, roughly meaning an artist's or a reader's fondness for slime, muck, sewage, degradation, treachery and perversion. It's a specialty of the comfy bourgeoisie, who yearn for the real and the raw as experienced through the lens of literature or cinema. As far as actually, ick, touching the mud ... no thank you."

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=207385

Dejeuner Rotonde

Rotonde at the Negresco, Nice, Sunday 23rd Nov.:





with Christian and Sigrid:



After the meal:



Nice sky:



The bar of the Meridien:



Which has a very nice view of the Promenade des Anglais:

Cagnes and Tourrette sur Loup

Sunday we went to Cagnes and had lunch at La Bourride and had a table looking out over the old port:




Choosing is a serious business :





"The port is unique on this part of the coast as it is still used solely by fisherman. The private yachts that dominate the marinas in nearby towns such as Antibes and Cannes are nowhere to be seen":





After the meal a stroll by the sea:



where there was an exhibition of paintings:



Then we drove up into the hills to the medieval charm of Tourrette sur Loup:

"The main "Place" in the center is a parking lot; not so pretty, but there's not much choice in this rocky country. The "pétanque" court is at the end of the parking lot next to the road"

A group of Swedish visitors :



The locals:



The prettier part:



"Tourrettes was a fortified village, and the arched passages remain through the wall of houses in three places into the center of the 'vieux village'."



Provence - as more of it used to be:



Back by the sea at sunset: