Our Last Full Day in France and a Road Trip to Saint Paul de Vance

A short drive north of Nice is the busy little hill top vilage of Saint Paul de Vance.
A must see when in the area, the town is a walled village loaded with narrow walkways and exclusive shops. Charming stone mosaic paths under foot are a signature part of this charming and magical part of the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. One of the oldest Medieval towns on the French Riviera.
We love being here as well as thousands of tourists a day. Window shopping at its best, an amazing view with every turn of the head! Watch your head though, steep stairs and low ceilings come with its antiquity. Here are some of the photos from today's trip starting with one I took from the internet:

Road Trip to Eze

On the coast of France in the "Cote d' Azur, East of Nice, is a very exclusive Town called Eze. Eze is a beautiful hill top village with everything you would expect. Even a $50 Hamburger!
Our Fun in France trip is coming to a close. This is our second to last full day here. We hope you enjoy the photos.

Day Trip to Biot and Grasse

No trip for us to the Cote d' Azur would be complete without a road trip north to two of our favorite towns.
The first, Biot, is a small hill top village that is known for its world famous Glass Blowing School.
Its also the quintessential Provence shopping spot. Today there was an International glass show. There about 10 vendors in town showing their art and how its made.
Its also the place of one of our very favorite restaurants, " Chez Odile"
Its everything you would expect. The food is always great as well as the service. The photos should tell the rest of the story

Rabbit Pate

Veal with cream and mushroom sauce

Grasse, The perfume capital of the world. There are more perfume houses in this town than any other one town in the world. Its truly an amazing place. Every turn of the head is another factory and a tour.
The town itself is "Old World" Off the beaten path there some amazing veiws. A place that time has forgotten.
I can only imagine that after the movie, "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" it became a whole lot popular.
Following the signs into town, we were lead to a newer more modern facility. Those are the first photos.
We were directed to the old site where our tour began:

This the technique of infusing the delicate sent of Jasmine from the blossom without using the harsh method of distilling. The flowers sit in vegetable fat for about 2 weeks and then are rendered slowly with heat and filtering .The Jasmine oils float to the top.

After a look around the shop at the end of the tour, we headed out for a walk. We never saw some of the spots we saw this trip. It looks as if it has not changes for 100 years!