This week we are ready to visit Southern France...Paolotto is sponsoring the trip with all the gold he earned
mammaVale Nic Paolotto Gio and Alyssa fly directly from Olbia to Nice
a nice opportunity for an enjoyable bike city tour experience
the famous Promenade des Anglais
Paolotto does look like a gorilla indeed...mammaVale a bit less
not very dissimilar from the nearby Liguria ports
that is a nice fountain...except that the genius of Paolotto decides to walk on it with crutches...
and of course slips and falls down, risking to re-injure his knee
a good lunch in a very small restaurant...luckily with good temperature inside, it's a hot day!
and off we go (no nap for papaTeo unfortunately...)
papi, where are we going? This Vespa looks fire...
a small sweet after lunch...can't miss the opportunity!
here we are at the Nice MAMAC (Modern and Contemporary Art)...the only one open!
papi, am I allowed to be a bit skeptical?
the rooftop is the best part
360deg views of Nice
hello there
papi, what exactly is this form of art?
OK Nic, it's called boob painting, try it with your mouse
this is the result...French boobs at work!
this is another modern art masterpiece: hanging a lot of stuff on the wall...and leaving the plates with food on the table
papi, let's show this to mammaVale: we are all artists!
this masterpiece reminds us of the vacation in Veneto, few years back
nonno has been on this painting for 15min: he can't figure it out papi, let's help him!
OK, that was a lot of work, these kids woke up at 6AM this morning!
does Alyssa has French ancestors too?
let's pick up zia Ste zio Dome Oghetta and Nico!
ciao Olghetta, come stai?
nonno is waiting for you!
here we are all together, let's get an appetizer in this beautiful plaza
the trees are so nice
the French birds have this habit...hopefully they don't do that with nonnoCla's pelata!
this bar is perfect
so is this business card made by Olghetta for Dome's 50th birthday, try him with your mouse
wanna do a toast to zio Dome? Try it with your mouse
all the love
il mio papone, lasciatelo stare non prendetelo sempre in giro
easy squeeze, right Alyssa?
the house for the night is in a very small village in the mountains
papaTeo has to pull off a driving performance for the ages: it's a record 50 times reverse gear to get to a final parking!
after the long and eventful car ride in meter-large streets, here we are finally in the lovely small village of St Jeannet
nonnoCla proudly unveils his BosonX shirt
this is an Olghetta 2015
cheers zio Dome, we made it!
are we good Nico?
zia Ste prepares gifts for everyone
Paolotto gets a fancy shirt
Nic gets some cuddling
Paolotto injured his ankle in the fall, and gets mammaVale's attention. PapaTeo needs to rethink his strategy...staying healthy does not pay off
Nico is a computer gig, like his dad: bravo!
nonnoCla is not exactly a cell phone gig, but at least he tries: grande nonno, don't give up it's going to get easier!
it's a rustic accommodation with tough beds
get up biys, we are on the clock, zia Giuppi has a dense itinerary!
here we are in the lovely small town of Grasse
Giorgetto's cats bet is not looking good at all
Grasse Cathedral, a former Roman Catholic cathedral in the old town
Nico enjoys a shoulder city tour, offered for free by Nic
a rough night does not affect us, we are young and strong
nonnoCla enjoys the architecture of the Notre-Dame du Puy cathedral built in the Provençal Romanesque style in the 11th century
nice logo, engraved on the streets
nice view
walking in crutches is so uncomfortable, it's incredible how Paolotto does it so effortlessly
Grasse has been a perfume town ever since the 17th century, and today is the world's perfume capital, its reputation speaks for itself
papi, this is gas
the pink umbrellas are a trademark
lavanda is sold in quantities
so is torrone, nonnoCla manages to spend 70 euros in torrone!
Nico looking pretty flashy with his hat backwards dude style
what about a call to nonnaLu?
ciao nonna, can you smell the perfumes of Grasse?
why is Nic celebrating? PapaTeo has approved a crepes stop...
Olghetta goes for it, no restrictions
Alyssa has a bit more controlled approach
nice outfit Nica
ciao nonna, ci manchi!
the fountain stop means one thing: tired and hungry, a dangerous combination (especially when applied to mammaVale...)
the baguette boy to the rescue! Thanks for NOT putting it under the armpit by the way :-) !
double up with some fruit?
where now?
next stop: Castellane, a small town in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
this is called a 'croq madame', it's basically a toast with a sunny sided egg on top, it hits the spot :-)
not enough for nonnoCla, he still seems to be pretty hungry, try him with your mouse
the gigantic ice cream really looks like nonnoCla's
a small tour in the city center to digest
that is very elastic Gio
interesting decoration...a gigantic snail
on the way to our villa in Salernes...how about a stop to enjoy this incredible field of 'yellow lavanda':-) ? Try it with your mouse
here we are in our beautiful villa!
we are staying here for 2 nights, hurray!
we did it, we are at home!
how about this pool? That's what I am talking about!
papaTeo featuring a summer 2023 swimsuit collection piece from Oviesse
who's got more boobs? Olghetta's are growing, but so are zio Dome's :-)...we'll see who wins next year, it's tight race!
can papaTeo make it in time? Try him with your mouse
who is the boss? Try it with your mouse
what's in your mind boss?
zio Dome has romantic thoughts...
nonnoCla's vintage smile
cheers to Salernes and to zia Giuppi who found this nice Villa for us!
there is even a bocce court!
unexpectedly, mammaVale can play!
wow wow, why is Giorgetto raising his hand if he lost? That is false news, try him with your mouse
a tight play station match with Nico, try him with your mouse
ciao nonna un bacione, ci manchi!
bon appetit!
who's jumping more, Nico or Olghetta? Try it with your mouse
genio del romanticismo is on a roll on this vaction: turning the 'buttare via la spazzatura' in a romantic moonlight walk
next day: a 'relaxing' 3 hours drive
the essential 'boulangerie stop'
where are we now?
why is Nico unhappy?
papaTeo and Paolotto are 'lavanda ready'
Olghetta is so beautiful
this is the Grand Canyon of France, located in the small town of Roussillon en Provence
we are about to enter 'il sentiero dell'ocra'
ocher is a red, yellow, or brown type of earth which is used in paints and dyes; also refers to a brownish yellow or red color
in other words: Giorgetto's beard
first and foremost: let's inject some energy in the body, these peaches look gas
Alyssa does some souvenir shopping for his girlfriends
Paolotto is looking to sit in a bar while we walk the track...wanna guess whose fault it is for Paolotto not being able to sit in this bar?
he is a reasonably good looking boy...but no one wants him
the colors are just spectacular
here we go: Paolotto found a place to stay...not too shubby
and off we go into the ocher eco museum
look at this spot
genio del romanticismo is inspired...unfortunately his hair is not up to the task (mammaVale's isn't either...)
zio Dome does much better with his hair (he has a good strategy for it...)
Giorgetto and Alyssa are just unfair: too good looking
Olgehtta looks like a supermodel
what a background!
after a relaxing 3 hour drive in single lane zig zag routes with camions, potholes and bikers...we get rewarded with this view
long lavanda fields
with the background of the 'abbazia di Senanque'
another genio del romanticismo picture spot...and another hair upset
here we go
mammaVale and zio Dome are so good looking when they argue
nonnoCla is being exposed to new technology
the abbazia is basically empty...but a virtual reality tablet recreates the interior, try it with your mouse
there are monks doing their work
can you see them nonno?
nonnoCla and his relationship with technology: he prefers to wear the headphones upside down
nonnaaaaaaa, we are going to bring this to you soon!
nice catch papaTeo, this picture is a work of art
papaTeo gets some rest with zia Giuppi driving: he looks like Michael Shumaker though...
zio Dome has romantic goals in sight, try him with your mouse
these two big boys have some meat goals in sight
looking good
cheers!
Olghetta reads the bosses
who's boss is Nico going to be?
here are the official bosses of 2023
looking back in time with Nic's Contafamily search engine
next day: a visit to Antibes, where unfortunately Olghetta has strong menstrual cramps
after a difficult 30 minutes, Olghetta is back (with the help of some ibuprophene)
doing a picture of people eating is just impossible...especially with mammaVale
port Vauban
papi, this is a Lamborghini boat
Teo, can we do a nice scenic drive going home?
that is a nice apartment complex, with the shape of a big boat
la Riviera dei Fiori is a beautiful stretch of coast that the famous Italian poet Eugenio Montale sang its praises in his poems
nonna we are coming...just need a pit stop
big news: Alyssa got his most desired job offer from Cedar Sinai, the most prestigious hospital of LA, the hospital of the Hollywood stars
here we are nonna, finally!
hope you will enjoy this authentic lavanda of Provence
pizza celebration
Paolotto, this is one liter bottle of beer dude, slow down
