{"id":3410,"date":"2018-03-18T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T14:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:09:58","slug":"rather-be-on-the-riviera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/18\/rather-be-on-the-riviera\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d Rather Be On The Riviera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d rather be on the the beach. We&#8217;ve had 100 days (!) of rain and snow [as much as in a full year] and we are sort of fed up with it. 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The Wife and I have been desperate for months to go hiking in the woods and country. It was not possible, even if we were wearing our Wellies we wouldn&#8217;t have been able to trudge through the mud and puddles.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/18\/rather-be-on-the-riviera\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"27427947953_1a23dc355a_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3413 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"27427947953_1a23dc355a_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27427947953_1a23dc355a_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nNow, what of this blue sky out there?! Doesn&#8217;t that make you dream?<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3414\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2018\/03\/18\/rather-be-on-the-riviera\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"28042040575_b43eccc228_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3414 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"28042040575_b43eccc228_k\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/28042040575_b43eccc228_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>And finally, a stop at a nearby coffee shop in Antibes. You wouldn&#8217;t even have to learn French. How convenient.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/photo-challenges\/rather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanks Krista for a nice challenge<\/a>, I felt a bit baffled by last week&#8217;s post and couldn&#8217;t get started for fear of writing a story which would last for too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d rather be on the the beach. We&#8217;ve had 100 days (!) of rain and snow [as much as in a full year] and we are sort of fed up with it. 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