We had a walk around the village and then found a nice place to have lunch outside but under umbrellas so we could be in the shade. We had a lovely young woman from Mauritius who was married to an Italian and his mama's recipes were the menu. A nice bottle of rose to go with Bob's chicken breast with mozzarella melted on top and ham served with fries (it's France) and salad. Iris had the lasagne with salad, both were very good. Dessert was profiteroles stuffed with ice cream, covered with chocolate sauce and a dollop of whipped cream on the side. Slimming?
From here we drove to Cagnes-sur-Mer, halfway between Antibes and Nice where Pierre Auguste Renoir spent the last 12 years of his life (1907-1919). Here he tended his gardens, painted and even dabbled in sculpture (despite suffering from rheumatoid arthritis). His home has been converted into a small museum, where visitors get a personal look at Renoir's later years. On display is his studio, wheelchair and bedroom including his small studio complete with the chair for carrying him up and down the stairs and from which he painted. He actually painted on the last day of his life.
Leaving the museum we dropped down to the sea level to our accommodations for the next two nights, La Locandiera, located literally just across from the marina and beach. Our suite (bedroom and bath - don't know what makes it a suite) is quite pleasant and has an outside area with seating and umbrella for relaxing and reading. We enjoyed a nice red with some snacks of ham, salami, prosciutto and crackers. Since we had the iPad and our HDMI cable we were able to watch the US news and Amazon Prime streaming before crawling into bed. It's the time of year here when days are long so the sun was still up when we went to bed. Nice day!
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