Not boring at all! We dig those kinds of areas and getting a slice of typical life. Plus hanging with you guys was extra special.

You make a very good point about only the ritzy and pricier places being highlighted when the real parts of France are relatively unknown. i love Paris, Marseille is OK I guess but those places fall outside of the bell curve when it comes to the real French culture. Especially in the south of France which has its own subculture.

Anywho, cant wait till our next meet up.

I wasn’t as fond of the big cities we visited. But the smaller ones had such great culture.

I don’t even want to try to imagine how awful Cannes must be in the summer. We were there in mid season, and it was bad enough.

We didn’t get a lot of time in Nice, but I was less than impressed as well. I’d definitely come back to explore the small towns, though. They were really fantastic.

I wasn’t a big fan of Cannes or Nice either. The small towns wowed me, but the big ones blech.

The more we travel the more I appreciate larger cities, although in this region the smaller cities are the best for sure.

In the French Riviera’s case, as far as I’m concerned the small towns are the real finds. The bigger ones weren’t worth the visit except to pass through.