Today was a leisure day in the fact that we could all sleep in a bit and were in no rush to go anywhere. Peggy, Dave and Ron made a quick run to Le Champion, the local grocery, for more bread and wine (we did drink a lot). After their return we again piled into the van and headed for Grasse and the perfume factory.
Arriving in Grasse, we had a semi difficult time maneuvering round the round abouts and finding our exit. We pressed on and eventually found the new Fragonard perfume factory just as they were closing for lunch. The very kind receptionist gave us a personal “quickie” tour and deposited us in the retail shop where we promptly spent too much money.
Next it was time to walk the city and find some lunch. Grasse had some beautiful views as it was up higher in the mountains and some quaint shops. We stopped for lunch and enjoyed pizza, croque monsieur, and chocolate crepes for dessert. After lunch, Dave took us on a tour of the Route de Napoleon. This led us high up the mountain (not my favorite thing especially with Speed Racer at the wheel). We stopped at a parking area near the top and screamed “Stop” when we thought Ron was too close to the edge but he was actually five feet away! We took some photos of the hazy scenes below and headed back down and home, or so we thought. It took us quite a while to get out of Grasse. We made several wrong choices on the round about (nothing new for this group now) but eventually did make it back. The entire group got an F for navigation.
That evening we enjoyed a delicious dinner of lentil soup, bread, cheese and of course more wine. Peggy brought a puzzle that was to last several days but was finished that evening.
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