Frejus

I stayed in the most beautiful hotel in Frejus. It is completely decorated in Provencal prints with a mellow green for most of the painted furniture and a yellow and burgundy print for fabric. While well appointed nothing is overdone. I was given a salon for writing all to myself. And, as it would happen, the night clerk provided me with a wonderful pot of Earl Grey while I wrote.

Strolling the village, we discovered the most incredible pattisseries. We began with an almond croissant that was filled with local honey. Then we tasted a mellow tart filled with wonderful cream. Around the next corner, we discovered another pattisserie. I tried the citreon tart. It really made me pucker but the merringue helped cut the citrus and it was a perfect compliment to my morning latte. Just across the road is a ChocolaThe shop which will have to wait for Wednesday. Up the hill is a tea purveyor that I can explore on Wednesday also.

The trouble is that most shops will not open on Sunday or Monday. This can be frustrating if you are only staying a few days, but luckily, we were able to book rooms by the sea for another three days.

Lunch was a beautiful light salmon quiche with another pot of Earl Grey. The quiche here is more cream than egg. It must be whipped for quite a while because it is much lighter than what you find in the States, except at the fairie building in San Francisco. The quiche there is about two inches tall.