May Day and Entrevaux

We know that May the first is a big holiday in France and that most places and transport is closed down, so we had a lazy day and stayed in. On Wednesday we took the narrow gauge railway to Entrevaux as planned. It runs along valleys through gorges, following the Var river upwards. The weather was good and Entrevaux is another historic village. Due to delays and works on the line we had limited time there. We met 2 English speaking couples on the train, one from Vancouver and their relatives from Israel. The train was very new but it rocked along. It reminded me of the old Ghan. We had a good day. Today we took a normal train to Menton adjacent to the Italian border - a very smooth 36 minute ride. We got a map at the Tourist office, as you do, and walked along the beach(stony)front looking for a restaurant with wi-fi. We ended up near the old harbor, in "little Italy" and had a good leisurely lunch. Then we wandered the old town area, Valerie bought a few trinkets and Don went the the very new Musee de Jean Cocteau, after scaling the heights to see 2 old churches. After a long walk back we returned via train and are back in Flunch checking/sending emails and doing this blog. Must go now to catch the last bus up the hill.