We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Saint Raphael and Frejus. We have had beautiful blue skies, plenty of opportunities to swim in the Med, lots of time for tanning, a little shopping, long walks to explore the Roman ruins in the town of Frejus including a coliseum under renovation, delicious dinners, chocolate croissants and cappuccino for breakfast, an outstanding fireworks display followed by a downpour that completely soaked us to the bone, another fall by me that left my lower leg scraped up, the departure of a tall ship from Saint Raphael harbor, a good looking young man for Amy to gaze at while Mark viewed the babes on the beach and even the BBC! What more can one ask for?
The Belem heading to Toulon
Sunbathing on the beach in Frejus
OK, I thought of one thing: trains that actually show up on schedule. We left around noon today to go to Milan. We know that the train that goes around the coast is beautiful but very slow. However, what we didn’t anticipate is that scheduled trains just don’t arrive at all. Now we know. So our trip to Milan involved 4 train changes and way more time than we planned. Of course, there is usually a silver lining if you look. We found ours in meeting the lovely Mintz family from England. Jared, who is 7, even knew magic tricks to keep us entertained. Amy met two girls her age from Canada, so that was nice for her too.
We will be in Milan for four days before we bid Amy farewell on September 2 for Seattle. We will meet her again for Christmas.
We hope that those of you who were affected by Hurricane Irene are safe and that you did not encounter damage. Wishing you well.
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