A 30 minute bus ride outside of Nice there is a wonderful town called Vence in the rolling hills of the South of France. This is where the remaining part of my French family lives. I took the bus to Vence with my mom and met up with my cousin, aunt, and uncle from the states. This was the soul purpose of my trip to France, to spend time with family and visit my great, great Aunt Jany who's house sits high in the hills in Vence overlooking the surrounding cities. The town is breathtaking, a nod to simpler times, with cobblestone streets, rose gardens, and a town square with a farmer's market.
We spent the day with Jany and had a wonderful lunch with a group spanning four generations of our family. Jany is 88 and a force to be reckon with. She is amazing, still feisty, witty, and elegant all at the same time. She doesn't show any sign of slowing down, still so full of life or as my mom says "joie de vivre". It was really inspiring to spend time with her and to have a piece of family that is normally so far away.
PS-I think "joie de vivre" will be my next tattoo, written in a delicate script. A reminder that life is what you make it and the happiest people are those who live for what they love.
I opened my emails this morning and to my surprise received a few photos from my great uncle in France. The first one is of my grandma and my great, great Aunt Jany, who I visited in Vence last month. The second one is my momma and my grandma on my mom's first birthday! So sweet! And the last photo is of my grandma with my Aunt Reisha when she was a baby. My grandma was always so stylish, I wish I could have shopped her closet back then!
A 30 minute bus ride outside of Nice there is a wonderful town called Vence in the rolling hills of the South of France. This is where the remaining part of my French family lives. I took the bus to Vence with my mom and met up with my cousin, aunt, and uncle from the states. This was the soul purpose of my trip to France, to spend time with family and visit my great, great Aunt Jany who's house sits high in the hills in Vence overlooking the surrounding cities. The town is breathtaking, a nod to simpler times, with cobblestone streets, rose gardens, and a town square with a farmer's market.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, a street flower cart in Nice, a carousel in Paris, and a plane from a carousel in Cannes.
Me and mom: Night out on the Cote d' Azure.
The beatiful buildings on the beach in Nice, Me in Paris with some rental bikes, Me and cousin Jany Jr., and Me and mom on the beach in Cannes.
