Xmas in Antibes!
- Beth Blatt
- 21 hours ago
- 2 min read
What's special about the Holidays in Antibes?
This is just from 24 HOURS (Sat - Sun. Dec. 13-14)
I share here a wee slice here from the huge holiday log.
(You'll get that reference below)
NUMBER 1 - A TON OF SAILBOATS.
Why not? It's 60 degrees.
NUMBER 2 - A CHURCH CHECK-IN
The Chapelle de Saint Bernardin dates back to 1513.
No, it was NOT NAMED FOR THE DOG.
I've been wanting to go here for two years - and finally I made it!
HONEY, I SHRUNK THE MONK?
A sparkling crèche - no baby Jesus yet. Makes me think of the US crèche that was purposely empty (ICE was here).
NUMBER THREE - CHRISTMAS CAKE, Antibes-style.
The famous BÛCHE DE NOËL in the independant commune of Le Safranier.
A rather unkempt Santa - shades of Dan Ackroyd in Trading Places - surveys the 30 foot-long cake below.
The bûche (log) is actually composed of ten smaller logs. Slathered with buttercream and showered with shards of dark chocolate and pastilles. And then set on fire!
NUMBER FOUR - A Christmas Concert!
Back to Saint Bernardin.
While waiting for the show, I spotted this guy. In the fetching scallop-shell brassiere and come hither hitched up skirt.
SAINT OR STRIPPER?
There was a women's choir, then soloists - including this amazing kid. Couldn't be any older than 15.
NUMBER FIVE - Xmas trees the EZ way.
Couldn't find any school sales around here like in Pound Ridge. No Canadians on every street corner, like in NYC.
Here, we got ours from the mini-mart Casino.
A Forrest Gump style tree - first time I've bought one sight unseen.
Not sure what we're going to find...But thankful for the free delivery to our door!
Phew! I got a chocolate I like! A tall slim tree, not a short fatty. A little spotty here and there - but nothing a little tinsel won't camouflage.
NUMBER SIX - And a gift that was NOT on my list.
Thank God I "imported" some of this in my suitcase from NYC. They don't sell the magic elixir over here.
So I ended up cancelling our 3rd Annual Holiday Party. That was my gift to my 30 guests.
Maybe we'll reschedule it for Epiphany - and serve lots of galette de rois!
Maybe there will be bûche leftover from Le Safranier - and we can get these fellas to come "crosscut saw" it for us!
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