Menton

Menton is situated on the border of Italy.
The city has an air of Italy or Greece, rather than France.


Promenade du Soleil.





The "Bastion" (fort) standing on the shore is the Jean Cocteau Museum.





Town Hall.




In the town hall, there is a "Wedding room" decorated by Jean Cocteau.



We strolled in the old town.











Amazing views from the "Vieux Château" cemetry at the top of the hill.









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Roquebrune Cap Martin

We continued to drive to Roquebrune Cap Martin.


On the top of the hill there is an old château.





To the château, you go up through the narrow slopes and steps in the medieval village.
Here were few tourists and it was very tranquil.












This château is very small and there is not much to see,
but the view from here is splendid and amazing!









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La Turbie

Last week my husband and I went to Côte d'Azur.

In Côte d'Azur there are many small villages called "Nid d'aigle (Eagle's nest)".
La Turbie is one of them, and situated at about 500m altitude.


You can see the beautiful view over Monaco.





We strolled in the tranquil old town.













There is a Roman monument "Trophée des Alpes".
Unfortunately it was closed, so we couldn't enter.






　

Annecy

Annecy is a capital city of Haute-Savoie in France and
it is situated about 50km south of Geneva.



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First, we strolled in the old town, alongside of the canal.













We had late lunch at a restaurant beside the canal.
My husband ate "les moules marinières" and I tried "tartiflette".




"Tartiflette" is a regional dish from Savoie
with potatoes, bacon, onion and Reblochon cheese.




After lunch, we walked up to Château d'Annecy, which is now a museum.








We didn't go inside of the castle, but continued to the lake Annecy.

The Lake of Annecy was born 18,000 years ago from glacial melting.
It is very clear and beautiful lake.










　

Aiguille du Midi

It has been very hot in Geneva last several days.
Last Saturday we went up to a height of 3800m to cool down.

It takes about one hour by car from Geneva to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, a famous ski resort.
From Chamonix a cable car takes you to the top of the Aiguille du Midi via Plan de l'Aiguillein just 20 minutes (40 euros).




When you arrive the top, you can see the summit of the Mont Blanc just in front of you!!
Amazing!





We took the lift to the summit terrace at 3842m (3 euros)





From the terrace, you can see a spledid view over Mont Blanc, Aiguilles de Cyhamonix, Grandes Jorasses, and even the Matterhorn.










...and many alpinists!!









On the way down, we took a short hiking around the Plan de l'Aiguille (2317m).






and looked up the top of the Aiguille du Midi.





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