It's a... rainy...
November... day...
à... Paris...
I'm already... dreaming of a...
Long long... skiing trip...
"Dans un petit village"...
In a little... old village...
Somewhere...
On the... snow capped...
Whiter than white... mountains of France...
Astrid...
Is the... first personality...
We meet... when we arrive...
And the last... when we leave...
Our... beloved...
Saint-Tropez...
A... capable professional...
With wavy romantic... long blonde hair...
Astrid...
Is a lovely person and friend... whom we liked from the very first time we met... in our favourite... "village de Saint-Tropez"... is the owner of her own company...
"Hôtel de La Ponche...
Un autre regard sur Saint-Tropez"...
A book published by...
The owner... proprietor...
Simone Duckstein...
Of the legendary... La Ponche hotel...
Made famous by the iconic actress Brigitte Bardot... who played in the unforgettable "And God Created Woman"... the widely recognised French drama film directed by Roger Vadim...
Madame Duckstein....
Who dedicated her book to her adored husband thus...
"Pour Hagen qui m'offre le bonheur constant de me laisser poursuivre mes rêves"...
"J'adore"... Tuk-Tuk Express...
A delightful form of transportation... from Bangkok...
Just arrived... to escort us... to our very own favourite heaven...
Le Club 55...
The legend... behind the legendary "Club"... in Saint-Tropez...
Patrice de Colmont...
Owns and runs... this hallowed enclave...
Graciously... with passion and much love...
Hôtel Ermitage...
High... on a hill...
Isolated...
Above... the rocky heights...
Of Saint-Tropez...
Yet... a few steps from the luxurious Byblos Hotel and five minutes away from the Place des Lices in the village centre...
André Saraiva...
Is the entrepreneur and proprietor of this... most sensuous and unique hotel.
Salama...
An... obscure...
Dim... passageway...
Leads us... to our destination...
Salama...
An exquisite Moroccan restaurant... which we have been invited to recently...
Is... a delight...
Entering into this exotic Moorish oasis... with elongated Moroccan lamps dangling from the high ceiling... into the dark mysterious ambience of the chic elegant dining room with an Oriental flavour...was an experience to remember...
If it's... Saturday...
It must be... "Marché" day in...
Saint-Tropez...
Refreshingly... charming...
Irresistibly... beckoning...
"Marché... de la Place des Lices"...
A delightful... place...
A most... colourful one...
This open-air market... is one of the most beautiful in Provence...
Saint-Tropez...
Is... scorching hot...
"Alerte à la canicule pour les prochains jours"...
"Le Var-matin"... headlined...
Armed with an ice-cold Badoit... we ventured into the heat-wave outside... with trepidation...
Walking hurriedly... through the lovely passageways dotted with shops... patisseries... and our regular newsagent... (where we bumped into the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld while buying our magazines and newspapers)... along the short distance to our destination... the legendary...
"La Côte"...
Is our... second home...
We're familiar... with every "nook and cranny"... every curve and turn... every precipice... even dangerous ones... like that of "La Turbie"...
We adore... " La Côte d'Azur"...
The dazzling coastline from... Cannes to Monaco...
But our true "love affair"... has always been with...
Saint-Tropez...
Patrice de Colmont...
"Propriétaire" of "Club 55"...
The most dazzling...
"Pearl of Pearls"...
We jump into our "quatre-quatre" and drive all the way to the legendary golden stretch of beach... the Pampelonne...
February...
Is nudging... our imagination...
Les Graniers...
A bay of infinite... charm...
An enclave of infinite... beauty...
We discovered this little bit of St. Tropez paradise - today...
Jacques Chirac...
Our ex-French President...
"Maison de pêcheur"...
Our abode...
à St. Tropez...
"Nous vous adorons"...
It's simple.
It's rustic.