The Latin Quarter of Valbonne

And so to the very popular and charming Cafe Latin in Valbonne

Cafe Latin in Valbonne, meeting place for the great and good

 for a 10am meeting with Tim Swanee fom Home Hunts www.home-hunts.com , however by 10 past 10 there was no sign, so thank heaven for blackberry’s, he lives in the village so I emailed him and he was there 2 minutes later looking a tad disshevelled.  The truth is, of course, that he had forgotten about our meeting, which he quickly acknowledged when questioned, in fact I believe he was wearing his pyjamas under his jacket!  One of my pictures today is of Cafe Latin, just beside the steps from the large parking  area before you cross into the old village.  It is a vibrant meeting place, today for instance, mysterious Saudi connected investment banker Bob Hanka (one of those whom I suspect might not be a fan of my particular tennis skills) was in full effect on his phone, and I saw and chatted to Marc Wolff, flyer extraordinaire and 2nd unit film director who has worked on hundreds of films including all the modern James Bond films, all the Harry Potters, Black Hawk Down etc etc, more recently he was working on “Amelia” the film about Amelia Earhart . He has  just returned from Berlin where he was working again with Matt Damon on a film to be released next year.  His wife Lyn runs the English Book shop, in Valbonne www.englishbookcentre.com 

English Book shop, Valbonne

which is my other picture today, and is in fact  a study in how not to take a picture, ie, make sure your own shadow is not in shot! , perhaps I can learn a lot from her husband!

Until tomorrow…

Chris France