The Old and the Restless

To wear off some of the good food we had been eating, we walked up to the fort above St. Tropez. A view of the boat as we walked back down the hill behind the town. Walking down one of the lovely, narrow streets. These houses, backing onto the water, have charming narrow streets at the front. The harbour at St. Tropez was filled with yachts.

A view of the approach to Marseille. The cathedral in Marseille stands out over the city. Instead of doing a cruise tour, we took a train from Marseille to Cassis, alovely seaside town. We had been there once before with Evelyne, our babysitter, who is from the area. Above is a window from one of the houses. I didn't take many photos in Cassis because I was too intent on finding our way back to the train. I didn't want to miss the boat!

Paul stayed on the boat while I went for a walk in Palma de Majorca. We had to tour quickly in order to be back on the boat by 12:30 PM. Two people, who were probably jet-lagged, thought the last call was 3:30 PM. The boat left without them. $4000 later, after flying and staying overnight in Madrid, they rejoined the boat in Marseille. The cathedral in the centre of town. An interesting tree in a town square. The latest in fashion. You can buy the shoes at the front for only $666. The ones at the back with the fancy heel are a bargain at $628.

We arrived in Barcelona from Toronto in mid afternoon on May 6. The rest of that day was spent trying to stay awake and explore a little of the area immediately around our hotel. On day 2, we boarded the Barcelona tourist bus to visit Parc Gueli, the suburban masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona's visionary architect. Previously, we had visited some of his famous buildings such as the Sagrada Familia and La Perdrera. This time we wanted as much outdoor sun as possible to help shake the jet lag. Parc Guell is decorated with fantastic artworks. Here Paul is seen walking up a pathway decorated with elaborate abstract decorated columns.  The path led us to a highly decorated ("gaudily" decorated?) bridge across the top of the park. The pavilion below was originally designed as a market hall for the planned development with a seating area on top from which one can see many abstract artworks by Gaudi. Looking down through the park from the top of the pavilion.

After the cruise in May, we flew from Rome to Geneva.  (Cruise pictures coming soon) Greeting the sheep early in the morning. Bryn and Alicia watching the show... Presenting .... ... a performance by Maeva and Brandon Catch this pose. Performance over. Playing "Gameboy" requires a lot of concentration. Alicia gardening while Daddy and Brandon are occupied. Herve looking after Alicia. (I can't figure out how to do the accent on the "e")  Alicia checking the view. Grandpa has piglet! Here's Piglet!