Visits and decisions

We welcomed another wonderful visitor in Roquebrune last week: my mom. She came to visit us prior to a trip to Helsinki. Apparently she bragged to her friends about soaking up some southern french sun before heading off to the freezing temperatures of Finland, but unfortunately she spoke too soon. The weather made a drastic change for the worse, and she arrived to cold clouds and rain (and a tiny bit of snow). It was a great visit, nonetheless. My mom definitely took it upon herself to spoil us as much as possible. We even spent two nights in Nice, where we were thrilled to have a sauna and a bathtub in the hotel (since we're still lacking hot water in our apartment in Roquebrune).

A delicious warm meal in Menton

Fromage blanc with black currants. So good.

Trapped under some luggage on our way to Nice.

At least she got a little bit of sunshine :-)

I'm pretty sure all we did in Nice was eat amazing food and drink amazing wine.

Foie gras.

I finally got some Moules-frites, a regional specialty. 

The market, of course.