The Reading Girl

One year and one month--
that's how long it has been
since my last time here!
And while there has been
no shortage of worthy writing
material, nor have I taken my
finger off of my camera's
shutter button since then...

It's no secret that I love myself some antique shopping, 

even more so when it's done in a perfectly tiny French town!

I've been "antique'ing," in all sorts of lovely settings and if it 

were strictly up to me, every single trip that we ever go on 

would involve such treasure hunting at every chance...

 Oh, I hardly know where to begin when it comes to the
uber-dreamy Monaco! Maybe I should start with the obvious:
Monaco is BEAUTIFUL!

As you might have guessed, there is MUCH more to the
gorgeous city of Nice than all of those lovely rocks I
shared with you last time! Are you up for a little tour of
what Nice has to offer apart from it's sparkling beaches?
Well, VOILA...

Once we started spotting palm trees along the highway

we knew that the Cote d' Azur wouldn't be far away, 

which could really mean only one thing--

THE TOP WAS COMING OFF...

happen to take long road trips in stride and don't usually 

let the thought of driving hundreds of miles get in the way of 

venturing out--in Texas it's kinda' par for the course...

Bonjour, mon amis!!!

My Sweets and I are back from our little getaway

 to the South of France! We had an incredible time, 

and I have so much to share with you--including 

some helpful tips for when you make your own 

trip to the Cote de' Azur and a few pictures that 

will have you urging to book those airline tickets 

before you can say AU REVOIR! I'll be back soon 

with a look at the first stop on our whirlwind trip:

Nice, France...

It won't be long now before we're heading out to the
dreamy French Riviera and neighboring Provence.
But before we go, we've had some prepping to do:
like mapping out what is sure to be a memorable
drive through the beautiful French countryside...

A few days ago, when I found out that my Sweets had planned
a little 'Semana Santa' escape for just the two of us, I was SO excited--
to say the least! In only a few days we'll be off to the Cote d'Azur,
happily making our way through the Pyrenees and beautiful Provence
in the comfort of a teeny tiny car with an ever trusty map in hand...