One of very first post-retirement trips abroad saw us spending 30 days on the French Riviera in Menton France at an "extended-residence" hotel, Pierre & Vacances.
We enjoyed it so much that we returned a couple of years later and stayed at a similar establishment for two weeks.
On our first trip we arrived in time to enjoy the end of Menton's annual Fête du Citron® or Lemon Festival. Our description still fits: Imagine the Rose Bowl Parade with lemons and other citrus fruits instead of flowers.
We were reminded of it when we ran across an article in the Los Angeles Times that consists mainly of photos.
You can see for yourself here.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.