Ajiri Aki, Joie, Messy Nessy Cabinet

 

I never arrive early ⏰ for anything. Also I can’t spell 😵‍💫

On Thursday I arrived an HOUR early, thinking I was late. 

Meilleurs vœux ! Means Best Wishes

 In France we are not allowed to say BONNE ANNÉE until it is actually 1 Jan 

I almost put BEAR 🐻 WISHES in the title!

Menton and the Riviera bleues

Someone's been missing in action. Someone's been taking a blogcation. Someone has the Riviera bleues.

I met Adrian Leeds for dinner last week. She did such a nice story on my adventures. Did you see it? All we did was reminisce about Nice, the colors, the flavors, which town did I love the best, the SUN.

On to Menton. There's a tiny Outdoor marché near the train station. Local freshly deep-fried zucchini flowers - a must eat in this part of the world!

Heading into the old town of Menton. Its mostly pedestrian walk ways.

The colors!

Corals, sand, pinks, avocado greens.

Was this the town hall? I forget.

Just glorious.

Yes Adrian, Paris is GREY.

The promenade along the beachis lined with cafes.

I was too late for Menton's renown indoor marché. Get there before 1:30 svp.

I did get to the big lemon store, Au Pays du Citron on 24 rue Saint Michel. Everything lemon under the sun to eat, drink, beauty lotions, jams you name it.

I had this citron mojito. Very refreshing. It was HOT.

Nearby in the musee Cocteau, 

An exhibit of Raul Dufy's prints, 

Watercolors, 

And drawings.

Dufy did wonderfully joyous fabric design.

His view of the city of Menton.

Dufy worked closely with couture designer Paul Poiret creating custom fabrics. The exhibit is on till October.

Why didn't I eat here overlooking the beach.

So many umbrellas on Menton's pebble beach.

Little did I know I would be trying again and again to recapture that moment.

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I don't want Summer to end. 

Shall we all go down to the Riviera PBers?