Set off today along the Italian Riveria en route to France- through the old port city of Genoa where Christopher Columbus was born. A big port city, lots of old apartment blocks and washing hanging out to dry – how they keep their whites clean is beyond me!
Quite a pretty drive- nice expansive coastal views, yachts out along coast and plenty of marina and impressive homes of course. Not as glitzy as the French Riviera though. Got stuck in a big traffic jam in San Remo – a major motorshow or rally stopover or the like.
We crossed into France up in the foothills of The Alpes Provence (535m) – no borders these days! Impressive mountains, hairpin bends and scenery. Now in the little medieval village of Sospel (in the Alpes) founded in 500 AD. Staying in a B&B that once belonged to Napolean’s sister 600 years ago- protected from major structural change so a little quaint but cute and comfortable. No lifts of course so Mark got plenty of weight training in! Yummy dinner and wine in a wee restaurant where food was cooked above and sent down to table via a manual dumb waiter arrangement.
