Looking forward to a relaxing day at the beach - we headed east again towards Villefranche Sur Mer by train. (catch the train in the direction of Monaco) The beach is right down the steps from the train platform. The water was calm as both sides are bound off by land and therefore, less waves.
It was pretty sunny, which made it fun to swim in the water, but hard to sit on the beach without shade. The beach has a restaurant as well - Deli Bo which rents out umbrellas for 20 Euros for a day.
By noon, we decided to take a break and walk to the village of Villefranche Sur Mer and look for a place to eat. After browsing some menus, we finally seated ourselves at Les Palmiers, and ordered some fish (catch of the day!) and pizza (safe option :)). It was cool and pleasant in the shade with the nice ocean breeze coming in. Most service industry folks know basic or more English, so it's not a must to speak French but appreciated by the locals if you do! :)
We went back to the beach for swimming - part two, and a tourist who was leaving for home the next day, asked us if we wanted to use two floats, and kids were thrilled to have some fun with it!
We were done by 6pm and climbed back on our train bound for St. Laurent du Vars and back home for some much needed zzzz's.
It was pretty sunny, which made it fun to swim in the water, but hard to sit on the beach without shade. The beach has a restaurant as well - Deli Bo which rents out umbrellas for 20 Euros for a day.
By noon, we decided to take a break and walk to the village of Villefranche Sur Mer and look for a place to eat. After browsing some menus, we finally seated ourselves at Les Palmiers, and ordered some fish (catch of the day!) and pizza (safe option :)). It was cool and pleasant in the shade with the nice ocean breeze coming in. Most service industry folks know basic or more English, so it's not a must to speak French but appreciated by the locals if you do! :)
We went back to the beach for swimming - part two, and a tourist who was leaving for home the next day, asked us if we wanted to use two floats, and kids were thrilled to have some fun with it!
We were done by 6pm and climbed back on our train bound for St. Laurent du Vars and back home for some much needed zzzz's.
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