CLOUDY CLUB 55

The weather until a few days ago was on and off... And the forecast could never get it right. This was one of those days that was forecasted sunny and beautiful but doesn't really look like it does it? I think my serious face goes with the gloomy weather. I wasn't complaining though it still wasn't cold and we headed to St Tropez as planned to have another lovely lunch at Club 55.

Little M's outfit was rather colourful that day. I'm still able to choose her outfits but she's starting to have an opinion too. Hence the necklace...

So again we had the fresh veg as a starter to share. Clean, fresh, healthy and tasty!

Their grilled gambas are in my opinion the best dish on the menu. Always delicious. And they're so huge that you can easily share a portion with someone. On the side I had a green salad. It's basically just crunchy lettuce leaves but the dressing, what ever it is, makes it so tasty that I could eat it forever.

After lunch we had a play on the cloudy beach. Clouds were hardly noticed by the little people.

And I got to wear a Zara scarf that I absolutely love. It was a NYC found last month.

Right now the French Riviera is basking in sunshine and there are no signs of grey clouds. The days are getting warmer but the real difference to only a week or two ago is that the evenings are slowly warming up too. Yay! :-) Now if only the camera charger I ordered would arrive so that I could do some up-to-date posts... I manage to loose my charger more than a week ago. It really has disappeared as if the earth has swallowed it. I feel like I'm missing a limb without my camera!

Minna x

ISLAND LUNCH WITH MY NEW BOYFRIEND

Right, after being few days offline we're still in the weekend before last, which was a rather busy one. On Saturday we had lunch in a beautiful restaurant called La Guerite. It's located on Sainte Marguarite island outside Cannes. 

We started off by having a very typically French sharing starter; a basket of vegetables to be enjoyed with a special anchovies dip. I don't like anchovies but I do like veg!

This is what my children ate. Seabass with pasta. Doesn't look that interesting does it... 

But this does! Delicious chilli squid.

Greek salad.

A salmon tartar.

My absolute La Guerite favourite, their octopus salad. Delicious!

The waiters wear the cutest, Frenchest (is that a word?) outfits.

Kids like it there as all the tables are on sand. If you're lunching with little people take a bucket and a spade with you!

Looks like their chicken nuggets were pretty good too!

Right, then onto the main dishes. I have this every time I go there, it's too good to miss. King prawns with chilli.

Someone else's baby chicken, which looked and apparently also tasted lovely.

As a dessert I got a kiss from my little boyfriend. That was definitely the highlight of my lunch!

Off we hopped with tummies full of great food.

We stopped to have a little photo session though! It was still a bit chilly then and a jacket of some sort was needed.

I can't wait to go again! 

You can catch a boat to Sainte Marguarite from Cannes. They run all day long from Laubeuf Quay and take you there in a matter of minutes.

Minna x

STRONG WINDS AND CALAMARI

Guess what... It was grey, windy and rainy yesterday here in South of France when apparently most of Northern Europe was basking in sunshine! So today when the sun made an appearance we rushed to my favourite beach Plage Keller. "We" being my two sisters who are staying with me this week, a few kiddos and myself.

Plage Keller does the best calamari. Naughty and yummy and always a winner with the little people.

But this is my number one dish there... I have it every time without a fail. The lobster and citrus fruit salad. Absolutely delicious.

The little people didn't care about it being rather windy. This is Little M with her cousin, teaching him how to bury yourself in sand.

And this was us admitting defeat and deciding it really was too windy and cold for a beach day. Maybe tomorrow we'll be luckier?

Minna x

SANDY SATURDAY

Hi guys! I hope you're all enjoying a sunny weekend where ever you are! We had a lovely, fun day with friends yesterday returning to one of the most beautiful Cote D'Azur beaches, the Pampelonne in St Tropez. White sand and turquoise water never fail to look beautiful but there's something about the colours on the French Riviera that make everything look extra special. 

We got settled on comfy sunbeds at Club 55.

We checked out what their boutique had to offer. So many beautiful sarongs!

But we ended up buying some buckets and spades instead.

The temperatures are not that high yet so I thought it was a safer option to wear shorts and long sleeves than a beach coverup. It's quite difficult to find nice looking denim shorts that actually cover your bottom properly (and trust me this bottom needs to be covered!) but these Rag & Bone Boyfriend ones are just perfect.

I have a nice week ahead of me as I'm getting two special guests from Finland and one from the UK. 

Bye for now, see you soon!

Minna x

DAY TRIP TO ST TROPEZ

This was us on a day trip to St Tropez last weekend. April in South of France doesn't get much better than this. The famous Pampelonne beach looked nearly unrecognisable for the lack of crowds. I like the busy season too but I must say St Tropez is beautiful out of season. If you fancy a bit of a buzz Club 55 is never quiet on a sunny day and always such a fabulous spot for lunch.

Minna x