A cloudy day and a few drops of rain this morning, but we walked to the market which is on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings here. Will have to remember that they do beautiful roasted chickens here with potatoes roasting underneath to catch all the drippings. We bought some nice appetizers for our happy hour.

We visited the St Pierre Chapel which was restored by Jean Cocteau, a beloved man in this area . He painted the inside of the chapel with bible scenes relating to St Peter, the patron saint of fishermen. Cocteau was a friend of the fishermen. He was a film maker, artist, poet, novelist. He died in Paris in Essonne in 1963 of a heart attack on the day prior to Edith Piaf, but since it was not reported until the day of her death, it was always said that his heart failed on hearing of her death.

Dorothy and I decided to walk up higher into the village (more stairs!!!) to see what the views were like up there. This is by the Moyenne Corniche - there are 3 in the Riviera, Basse (lower), Moyenne (middle) and Grand (upper, where Princess Grace died in her car accident). Paul walked around the port and then we met back at the apartment to make chicken baguettes, with leftover champagne and more rose. Love this French life!

In the afternoon we walked to La Darce which is on the other side of the Citadel and is the port area . There is a wonderful old building there with caverns 30 feet high and in them was machinery for ship repairs. We walked all the way along the breakwall to see the boats.

In the evening we had our farewell dinner at L'Aparte, the number 1 rated restaurant in Villefranche and I think it might have been our best yet, although we have had so many delicious experiences. Dorothy and I had duck breast with a caramel sauce and popcorn on top...who would think of that and it provided a nice crunch with the duck. Paul had the cod topped with smoked duck and it also was delicious. The vegetable came in a glass with 3 layers of pureed peas, parsnips and carrot...very nice presentation. The potatoes were mashed with olive oil...will definitely try this at home. Dessert was a trio of creme brulee - vanilla, caramel and coffee, which we shared. It arrived flaming at the table. Quite impressive. We had a very nice Cotes du Rhone along with the meal. The entire cost was 100 Euros which we thought was very reasonable for such an amazing meal.

Back home to pack which took all of 20 minutes.