Hitting up the boats and starlight at Antibes and St-Tropez

Our excursions along the Côte d'Azur continued Sunday and Monday with trips to Antibes and St-Tropez--Antibes is known as the second biggest port for private boats after New York. It is also know for having housed Picasso for a period of time as he cranked out his works. At Antibes, we visited Musée Picasso which used to be Picasso's workshop area, and saw works such as La Joie de Vivre and others with lots of sea urchins, goats and women. After, we just walked around the shops area (like all the other villas--what else?) before heading to our meeting spot...and we were greeted with thunder and claps lightning. We had a twenty minute sprint to the train station in the pouring rain. As the French say, "Il pleuvait comme un vache qui pisse." Not very pretty but we were literally holding out beach towels over our heads.

Musée Picasso

Monday, we took a bus to St-Maxime before heading out on a boat to St-Tropez--a little town known for its glamour (many stars seem to visit) and boats. We saw a ton of luxurious boats and yachts that we would have loved to board...as well as restaurants, creperies, glaceries, high end shops, ready-to-wear shops, etc. The view of the sea ad the hills was gorgeous as always, and after walking around, we headed back to St. Maxime to lounge on the beach and eat at a restaurant (which was delicious). I had the Salade Niçoise and Rum Raisin and Amarena ice cream! Then it was a long 1.5 bus drive back to St-Laurent...