Antibes 3/12/2019

This trip, like any other, is coming to an end. Tonight is our last night in France. When you read this blog, we will be packing for our return trip to Milan, Italy and boarding our flight home. This trip has been a learning experience to say the least. You can prepare as much as you can, read as much as you can, plan as much as you can, but until you get into the environment you realize the challenges that await you. You don't speak the language, read the language, or understand all of their customs. It has been our experience in foreign travel that the people you meet are some of the friendliest and helpful people you could hope to encounter. The French are that way. You just need to remember you are the one that speaks a foreign language. What I am saying is embrace travel, enjoy and learn from your travels. Enough of that....
Today we visited Antibes, another commune that saw its early beginnings with the Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans. It was a small fishing village until the 1900's when it was discovered by the European community as a great place to take a holiday. It is a modern city, but still embraces its history. We spent the day in the "Old Town"....enjoying the market, the shopping, the views. They also have a fort built in the 1600's still safeguarding the city. Linda and I toured the fort, but this time we had a guide that made a presentation in English. They gave us the senior rate to take the tour. They did not even ask if I was a senior.
While in Antibes we had a wonderful French meal. I don't normally post pictures of food, but in this case will. The service was great and the food was to die for.
I hope you have enjoyed my travelogue, for this is my last entry. We will be spending the next couple of days on the road, headed for home. au voir

Antibes, Yacht basin in foreground