Modest luxury

It has been 31C decrees and sunny in Paris today. We have had an amazing week in here, but how did we get in here in the first place, Sasi will tell you later.

I will take you back to Cote d’Azur instead. After the night train to Nice, we got good news from our dear Australian friends. They were in Cannes and would be driving to see us in Nice. It was sunny finally after rainy Italy, so we decided to have a picknick on the seaside. We drove to St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a lighthouse near a small fishing village in between of Nice and Monaco. The rocks overlooking to bluest blue Mediterranean sea, wine, good food and good company. We thought for a second we had seen even dolphines but it turned out to be a French type of black wet suited ones with two oxygen bottles on its back.

The next day, we got a lift from A&C with their amazing hippie van with flower pot and all, to Cannes, famous for the film festival to be arranged in a few weeks. We had a walk along the beach, and of course I had to try the water, but it was a bit chilly to swim – even for me. Suddenly Sasi realized: “women are topless!” Topless they were indeed. Then I realized: it was the first time my beloved husband had seen topless women – from Lebanon as he is. In there, it is highly prohibited (Hizbollah and so forth…), and in Finland we didnt go to beach.

Of course, we had to take a walk on the red carpet of Cannes festival scene. Sasi was waching the yachts, as well as he did in Monaco, and dremt of living there one day. I had to tease him liking the luxury life style. “Oh no”, he answered, “I just like the modest luxury”.\

Maiku, a bit tipsy after a sunny day in Paris

PS: we will upload the photos as soon as we find an internet connection which actually works.