We went to the nearby city of Antibes today. It’s a medieval town with some cool things to see – including the Picasso museum and a lot of yachts. But it’s also where a local hypermarché is – Carrefour. Zbyszek loves the hypermarché and was hoping to get a new shirt.
On the way to the train station, we noticed that Santa is in a bit of trouble.
Anyway, onto the train and off to Antibes…we arrived and you can tell that this is a very popular place for two types of people – British and rich. The area near the port is filled with yacht and boat supply stores, with many offering employment to those hoping to join a crew. All of the signs are in English, not French. And for some reason, there are a lot of cacti in Antibes. This was the best view we’ve had of the Alps, since you can’t really see them from anywhere else we’ve been.
We ran into some interesting things along the way to the medieval part of the city.
This is the Picasso museum, in an old castle that belonged to the Grimaldi family from Monaco.
There is an interesting statue in front of it. Anatomically correct.
The streets in the old part of town are windy and very narrow – you can’t really park a car there. It’s mostly residences until you get to the very center of town.
We then took the bus to the Carrefour Hypermarché. Zbyszek’s excitement was palpable. When we got there, I took him to lunch at Flunch – a very popular French café that is cheap and fast. You buy the main dish and an put as many sides as you like on the plate.
We then went shopping. This store was bigger than a lot of Wal-Marts, and they had pretty much everything. It’s a little early for the galette des rois, but they had it. I didn’t buy one (yet), but will in January when it’s closer to 3 King’s Day.
Time to get back on the bus, then the train, then another bus to head home.
We came home worn out, after 5.99 miles of walking and carrying our groceries home.