Last night we had our "farewell to St. Paul de Vence" dinner at Le Tilleul inside the walls in St. Paul. You can see a picture of our dessert. It was a beautiful night and a great setting. We checked into this amazing hotel (Hotel Negresco) this afternoon; you can see the view from our room. It was built in 1913; in 1914 war broke out and it was converted into a hospital. Henri Negresco, a Romanian immigrant left home at 15 to work in Paris and Monaco and then was the restaurant manager of the Municipal Casino in Nice. Backed by a wealthy automobile manufacturer, he toured the world to visit the most prestigious hotels to see what the "rich and famous" expected. (Luckily, he didn't live to see the Medeiros' in room 126!) The "bathing beauty" sculpture shows what can happen if you don't exercise and don't follow the spandex/bikini rule. The other sculture (called "pensive monkey") is reminscent of cyclists trying to decide what bike to buy or what kit to wear on the group ride...
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