Where did The Idiot flee after over-celebrating Halloween and over-observing La Toussaint (All Saints’ Day) in Paris?
He joined Baby Gaga, his 5.1-year-old granddaughter, and Baby Gogo, his 2.5-year-old grandson, on the French Riviera where they were spending the end of their autumn school vacation.
The Idiot arrived in Antibes on the Mediterranean Sea as the sun rose on the Picasso Museum.
The Idiot helped shopkeepers get the Antibes food market ready for early morning customers.
The Idiot had a healthy breakfast to kick off a long weekend on the French Riviera.
The Idiot played a game of Scrabble with his pal Des Baum after a morning workout in the Antibes pool.
The Idiot had brunch in Mougins with his children, Luke and Sonia, who were raised on the French Riviera.
The Idiot watched Baby Gogo, his 2.5-year-old grandson, and Baby Gaga, his 5.1-year-old granddaughter, play with Oreo, his daughter Sonia’s Shih Tzu, in Mougins.
The Idiot checked out the garden and sculptures at the chateau in Mouans-Sartoux.
The Idiot watched Baby Gogo, his 2.5-year-old grandson, get a haircut from Richard, who also cut his father’s and grandfather’s hair, in in Valbonne. (Photo: Luke Stratte-McClure)
The Idiot watched the sun set on the church in Valbonne.
The Idiot admired the port when he returned to Antibes.
The Idiot walked through the port of Antibes with his daughter Sonia and Dina Kirkdorffer. (Photo: Mounira Chebbi Duboisse)
The Idiot hosted a feast on the port in Antibes. (Photo: Dina Kirkdorffer)
The Idiot recalled the trauma of Halloween to guests during dinner in Antibes.
The Idiot explained to guests during dinner in Antibes that Baby Gaga, his 5.1-year-old granddaughter, insisted on being a princess on Halloween.
The Idiot described the flowers decorating tombs in Paris on All Saints’ Day during dinner in Antibes.
The Idiot caught the full moon in Antibes before calling it a day on the French Riviera.
Posted on November 6, 2022 by Joel
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About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."