Unfortunately we didn't see the Jolie-Pitts or Johnny Depp, but we did have an absolutely fantastic week on the French Riviera! Who can complain when Germany is absolutely freezing already and there we were...on the beach...enjoying the sun, the water, relaxing!? I got a fabulous tan which sadly has been covered up with pants and sweatshirts ever since we got back! Oh well. It was a great time to go! The kids missed some school, but the beaches were not at all crowded and the weather was still great!
We planned the trip with Tyler's parents who met us there. It was a nice way to spend time together and just enjoy without much hassle. We got two huts, one right on the beach which was fantastic! We would wake up in the morning and the kids would go out the front door to play on the beach, still in their pjs. Then at night we could put the kids to bed and sit on the porch playing games and listening to the waves. Viva la Riviera!
We drove from Germany about 10 hours, so we decided to leave a couple of days early and just camp wherever we ended up on the way. We had hoped to see Chamoniox - a village in the French Alps beneath Mont Blanc - but I guess hurricane Ike threw some nasty weather our way and it was really stormy. We camped one night on Lake Geneve in Switzerland and in the morning decided we had better head south towards the Mediterranean and better weather! So I have tried to organize the pics by days. I will probably be messing with what I've posted over the next week, but here is kind of the rough draft! I'll probably add captions and things that you can read or ignore as you choose, but here it is!
And if you are wondering just how topless the beaches there really are...they are very topless. I would say a good 85-90% topless. There is no question that I was by far and away the most covered person on the beach - even though Sophie was giving me grief before-hand that my halter style top was too low! She is the modestly police at our house which I do hope continues through her teens! I'll just keep my fingers crossed on that one.
2 comments:
Oh man. Am I jealous!! What a great trip, and fantastic pictures! Wish we were there!! Although, Candice, we have traveled together too many times and I'm not sure we could have cut it. Camping in the freezing rain? The picture in the tent LOOKS cute and fun, but I know the sleep deprivation and freezing temperatures that the camera just can't capture. And the hiking in Italy, with all of the gawking? All too familiar! That all being said, I wish we were there!!!
Can I just say that your cute kiddos are so beautiful! They are such a great mix of you two! I am so jeaous! What a fun vacation. You guys are living a dream! I love Tyler's cute parents. SO grateful they live in my parents neighborhood! When you coming to visit?
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