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The view from our hotel room. I suppose technically you could call this a sea view?09:41:28
Erika and I had Chocapic for breakfast.10:27:06
The vending machine in the hotel, including Boeuf Bourguignon.10:52:58
In Venice now, Erika inspecting one of the town's many drinking fountains.
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Also a sort of communal laundry facility.10:57:44
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Wandering through Vence.
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Vence's cathedral.
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Coffee break.11:29:21
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My cafe creme.
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An artist's studio called The Aquarium.11:45:58
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Erika contributing some art.11:53:10
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Archways.11:55:38
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Erika trying Orangina possibly for the first time. She looks so French in this photo!12:26:29
Me and Erika with out respective lunchtime drinks. I love this picture.12:29:32
I liked the faded hotel sign on this nearby doorway.12:31:35
Tried to get a picture of the three of us, we didn't all quite fit in.
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For lunch, we slightly incongruously decided on a Breton Creperie.12:31:45
This suited us all quite well.13:18:38
More wandering around Vence after lunch.13:18:44
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Some pretty houses.13:20:30
...and some quirky ones too.13:20:43
Lots of water fountains and pumps everywhere!
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Nice views from the edge of town.
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The town's main fountain.13:29:23
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A very large olive tree.13:45:04
The Regency Cafe!
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Went back to our hotel to check in properly, here's the view from our room.13:57:00
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I suspect Erika took this.14:44:40
A bit later on in the afternoon, Erika and I ventured out for an ice cream.
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Erika and her ice cream with a very generous topping of smarties.14:52:54
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My ice cream - violette flavour!
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A few minutes after our ice creams arrived, so did some very heavy rain and a thunder storm.15:11:12
It was really quite intense and Erika was actually a bit scared!16:54:10
I eventually carried Erika back to our hotel, getting my shoes and trousers drenched in the progress. The rain didn't really let up for the remainder of the afternoon, but later on we thought we had to make an effort and go out. Note the beach sandals!17:00:27
It's hard to take a picture of rain, but hopefully you can get some vague sense of how wet it was.
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Note for example these large puddles on the road - it had been bone dry at lunchtime!18:05:39
The menu for the restaurant I had chosen for tonight's dinner.18:05:44
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The streets of Vence looking very clean after the downpour this afternoon!
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Dinner - we started with these wonderful beignets de fleurs de courgettes.19:29:29
Chie and Erika at dinner.19:42:33
I love panisses, and was pleased that Erika liked them too.
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Stuffed vegetables for my main course, may look like much but was very tasty!19:51:52
Cheers!20:25:48
Heading back to our hotel after dinner past the famous fountain.20:25:54
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Good night Vence!
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The communal laundry place next to our hotel as seen by night.20:32:57