France

As our old camera got broken yesterday, we spent half of the day by driving to various electronic stores to get a new digicam asap, because this should be our last day in France.

由于昨天旧的相机坏掉，所以今天我们花了半天的功夫驾车到各家电器店里想尽快买到新的数码相机，因为这是我们法国之旅的最后一天。

Fortunately we got the Panasonic Lumix TZ7 for an ok price at Carrefour in Nice.

幸运的是我们在尼斯的家乐福超市里买到一部松下Lumix TZ7型号的数码相机，其价格还算不错。

This camera is much better than our old one, especially in low light. It also has a 12x zoom and can take HD videos.

这部相机比我们原先的那个还更好，尤其是在光线比较暗的时候拍出来的效果很不错。而且该相机有12倍调焦功能以及可以拍摄高清晰录像。

After buying the camera we went swimming with Isabella at the beach of La Napouille again.

买完相机后，我们就带着女儿再去拉那坡以小镇的海边去游泳。

Unfortunately the weather was very cloudy this day, making the first pictures that we took with our new digicam not very colorful.

可惜今天的天气阴沉沉的，我们用新相机拍出来的前几张相片都没什么色彩。

Isabella likes playing in the water so much!

女儿非常喜欢玩水！

Then we also played in the sand...

后来我们还一起玩沙子……

...and soon some French kids joined her.

……而且没过多久，来了几个法国小朋友一起加入。

Fortunately in late afternoon we got some sunshine again.

可喜的是傍晚的时候有了一些阳光。

No doubt that having sunshine is making everything look much nicer!

毫无疑问，阳光可以让一切变得更美！

Another beautiful day at the Côte d'Azur which we used for walking around Cap Ferrat.

在蓝色海岸的又一个艳阳天，我们前往费拉角徒步行。

Cap Ferrat is known as a very beautiful peninsula south-east of Nice, which has become so popular that the land there is most expensive in whole France!

费拉角是位于尼斯东南部的一个美丽的半岛，之所以如此受欢迎，那是因为这里有整个法国最昂贵的土地。

First we visited the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild.

首先我们先参观著名的艾芙如丝罗斯而德花园别墅。

This villa has been built by Béatrice de Rothschild from 1907 to 1912.

这座花园别墅，是富豪男爵夫人贝阿提丝于1907-1912年建造的。

She bought land in the middle part of the north of Cap Ferrat and built this beautiful villa in the style of the Italian rennaissance.

她在费拉角北部的中心地买了一块地皮，然后根据意大利文艺复兴时期的建筑风格建造这座美丽的别墅。

First we took a few pictures outside of the villa.

首先我们拍了一些别墅外景。

Then we visited the villa's gardens, which consists of 9 parts.

接着我们去参观别墅的花园，该花园由9个主题组成。

This is the Spanish garden.

这是西班牙花园。

The Florentine garden.

佛罗伦萨花园。

The Japanese garden.

日本花园。

The rose garden.

玫瑰花园。

The exotic garden.

异国花园。

And finally the French garden.

最后是法国花园。

This is maybe the nicest part of the gardens.

这里也许是花园里最美丽的部分。

The villa is looking very beautiful from this point of view!

从这里欣赏这个别墅非常美丽。

So we took many pictures there.

因此我们在那里拍了许多相片。

Thereafter we entered the villa to take a look at the inside rooms.

然后我们进入别墅去参观里面的房间。

This is Madame de Rothschild's private room.

这是男爵夫人的私房。

She had a small dog and cat which she obviously liked very much, so they even had their own furniture!

她有一只小狗和一只小猫，显然她非常喜欢它们，因为它们都有自己的小家具！

Madame de Rothschild also collected Chinese clothes.

男爵夫人也收藏中国的服饰。

And also some 3 inch Chinese shoes!

还有一些中国古代的3寸鞋！

This is a typical dress of baroque style.

这是典型的巴洛克风格的服饰。

The entrance hall of the villa.

别墅的前门大厅。

The dining room.

餐厅。

Parts of the porcellan collection.

部分瓷器收藏品。

Chinese foldiing screen.

中国的屏风。

The salon, which offers a nice view on the sea.

观看美丽海景的大厅。

We finally left the villa and started our walk around the peninsula.

最后我们离开别墅，开始环绕半岛的徒步行。

This is the only town on the peninsula: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

这是半岛上唯一的小镇，圣让卡普费拉。

Many yachts are anchored there. Sure that is not cheap!

那里有许多私人游艇，当然其价格肯定也是不便宜！

Now we were maybe at the nicest part of the Peninsula: Paloma Beach.

此刻我们大概位于半岛最美的部分：帕洛马海滩。

This is a small private beach (you have to pay to get there) which is all surrounded by expensive private villas.

这是私人海滩（如果要过去需要付费），该海滩被昂贵的私人别墅所包围。

The water there is truly beautiful, no wonder why they call this coast "azur".

那里的海水真的太美了，难怪人们称之为“蓝色（海岸）”。

Unfortunately pretty much all villas are surrounded by high walls or dense vegetation, so it is pretty much impossible to catch a glimpse of them.

不过非常可惜的是所有的别墅都被高高的围墙或者密集的草木给包围住，所以我们根本不可能看清这些别墅。

So we can only imagine how nice they are.

因此我们只能想象那些别墅有多美。

We continued the public route around the peninsula.

我们继续沿着公共小径环绕半岛。

The southern and western parts of Cap Ferrat are still nice, but not so spectacular anymore.

费拉角的南部和西部也是很美的，但没有之前的景观那么引人入胜。

Time for a rest for us, and some opportunity for Isabella to "walk" around.

到了休息时间，也是我们给女儿下来四处“走动”的时候！

Cute baby.

可爱的宝贝！

Later our camera broke, so we could not take any more photos this day.

后来我们的相机坏了，所以无法继续拍摄更多的相片。

Fortunately we had visited the most interesting places already.

但幸运的是，我们已经参观了最有趣的地方了。

But on the next day we had to spend lots of time to get a new camera in emergency!

不过明天我们要花大量时间去买一部新的相机以作急用！

We wanted to have an easy day, without much traveling and sight seeing, so we decided to spend the whole day at our residence's pool and later at the beach, to give our daughter plenty of time to play and enjoy the water.

我们需要放松一天，不要过多的观光旅游，于是决定在度假屋的游泳池里和后来的海滩上玩了一整天，给我们的女儿有更多的时间玩耍和x戏水。

This was the swimming pool of our residence place. It was not very special, but still decent enough.

这是我们度假屋里的游泳池，没有什么特别的地方，但也还不错。

Fortunately for us it had also a shallow area, which is suited for small kids.

对我们来说，好在有浅水区，适合小朋友玩耍。

Later in the afternoon we went to the beach of La Napouille, which was about 5 mins drive from our place.

后来下午的时候，我们去拉那坡以小镇上的海滩上去玩，那里离我们所住的地方只有5分钟的车程。

The beach there is excellent for small kids, as it is very flat leading into shallow water.

这个海滩非常适合小朋友玩，因为那里很平坦，并直通向浅水区。

Our baby liked playing there a lot!

我们的宝宝非常喜欢在那里玩耍。

After walking in the shallow water we let her play in the sands.

在浅水区走了一会儿之后我们就让她去玩沙子。

And later we went "swimming" in the deep water.

然后去深水区里“游”了一会儿。

Isabella seemed to enjoy it a lot and did not get bored of this place!

伊莎贝拉看上去玩得很尽兴，在这个地方一点也不觉得无聊！

However, it was dinner time so we had to leave.

然而晚餐的时间到了，我们不得不离开。

We had a very tasty dinner in a nice restaurant in La Napouille.

我们在拉那坡以小镇上的一家很不错的餐馆里吃晚餐。

Especially the 1st course (Salade Niçoise and Fish soup) were very delicious!

尤其是第一道菜（综合沙拉和鲜鱼汤）非常好吃！

As for main course we had Steak and Fish, but these were just average.

至于主菜我们点的是牛排和鱼排，味道一般般。

Our baby is always cute & happy!

我们的宝宝总是那么的可爱和开心！

Before we went to France for holiday, I already had an appointment with my friend Jianing to meet in Èze, because she and her husband happened to go to France for holiday too.

在我们去法国度假前，我已经和Jianing约好在艾兹村见面，因为他们小俩口正好也要去法国度假。

This time we decided to go hiking with Jianing and her husband, but the hiking was too difficult for them, and they did not prepare well, so we just only arrived the Eze village, then had to say goodbye to each other, we continued going to another mountain for hiking, and they stayed in the village for more sightseeing.

这次我们决定和Jianing夫妇去爬山，但是对他们来说有点困难，而且他们又没有准备充分，于是我们只到了艾兹村便分开了。然后我们继续爬另外一座山，而他们则是继续留在艾兹村里观光。

View down on the Côte d'Azur near Èze.

从艾兹村附近俯瞰蓝色海岸。

Had a rest and waited for Jianing and her husband.

休息一下，等等Jianing夫妇。

Now we arrived the top, Jianing took some pictures for our family.

现在我们到达山顶，Jianing帮我们全家拍了些相片。

It was a lovely small village. There were many shopps in the village, but all the things were very expensive.

这是个可爱的小村庄，那里有许多商店，但所卖的东西都非常贵。

The small church in the village.

村里的小教堂。

At the entrance of the church, we said goodbye to Jianing and her husband.

在教堂门口，我们两家就此分开。

We left Èze and crossed a bridge.

我们离开艾兹村，然后穿过大桥。

Looking back at Èze. Lovely view, isn't it?

回头看看艾兹村，风景真美，不是么？

This building looks like an old castle, but in fact it has just been built completely new.

这座建筑物看上去象个古城堡，实际上才刚建好的。

I'm not sure what it is, maybe a hotel?

我无法确定那是什么，也许是家酒店吧？

We reached our target, the Mont Bastide...

我们到达了目的地，巴士底德山……

...from where we had a great view on Cap Ferrat.

……从那里可以看到费拉角的美景。

Going down again.

再次下山。

When driving back we took some more pictures whilst passing by Cap Ferrat.

当我们驾车回去的时候，途径费拉角，于是便拍了些相片。

What you see on these pictures is the most expensive land of France.

相片上所看到的，就是法国最昂贵的地皮。

We went to Cannes mostly to go to the beach to give our baby daughter the chance to swim in the sea.

我们前往戛纳的主要目的是让女儿体验一下在海里游泳。

It soon turned out that Cannes is pretty crowded, so we had to park our car quite far away.

车一开进戛纳马上就找不到停车位，后来只好把车停在离海滩有些远的地方。

Here we reached the beginning of 'La Croisette', one of the most famous beaches of the whole Côte d'Azur.

这里是克鲁瓦塞特大道的起点，这里是整个蓝色海岸的最著名海滨之一。

But at this part there was a private beach (notice all the beach parasols), so we had to walk further down to find the public area.

但是这部分属于私人海滨浴场（有遮阳伞的都是），所以我们还得再走好远才能到达公共浴场。

We passed by the famous hotel 'Carlton'.

我们经过著名的卡尔顿酒店。

We continued our walk along La Croisette.

我们继续沿着克鲁瓦塞特大道前行。

All the way so far there were only 'private' beach areas, with pricey entry fees.

到目前为止整条路还是私人浴场区，门票极为昂贵。

We passed by Hotel Palais Stephanie & Casino.

豪华的斯蒂芬尼大酒店及赌场。

A cute car.

可爱的小车。

Another big hotel.

另外一座大酒店。

After many private areas and a huge amount of parasols, we finally reached the public area, which is no more than about 5% of the whole beach.

走过许多私人浴场区和大片的遮阳伞后，我们终于来到了公共海滨浴场，这公共区小的可怜，全长占整片海滨浴场不足5%。

But it was still big enough for our small family.

尽管如此，对我们这样的小家庭，这里的空间还是足够的。

At the beach first we gave our Isabella some sun protection.

我们一到海滩就给伊萨贝拉采取防晒措施。

Food.

还给她喂点吃的。

Drink.

喝点水。

Rest.

然后再休息一下。

But our cute daughter quickly got bored of resting and wanted to get active instead.

但是我们可爱的女儿很快就厌倦休息，想要到处转转。

So she wanted to stand up and explore the nearby area.

于是她要站起来，探索周边新事物。

And then we went with her to the sea - for the first time in her life!

后来我们带她走到海水里——这是她生平第一次下海水！

And she liked it there!

她很喜欢那里！

"Mama let's go back and play some more!"

”妈妈，我们再回去多玩一会儿吧！”

"Yeah, the beach is fun!"

“耶，海滩太好玩了！”

"I want to touch the waves!"

“我要摸一下海浪！”

In the evening we had dinner just a bit north of La Croisette.

傍晚我们到克鲁瓦塞特大道的北部吃晚餐。

There we also let our daughter eat...

我们的女儿在那里吃了很多……

...and drink.

……也喝了很多。

On our first full day in France we decided to get a first impression of the Côte d'Azur and thus drove up the "Grande Corniche", a sight seeing street high above the coast.

在法国度假的第一天，我们决定驾车前往沿海高路，一睹蓝色海岸的美景！

One of the first beautiful views we got was of Cap Ferrat, the most expensive land in France.

在初见众多美景当中，有一处是费拉角，是法国最昂贵的土地！

Later we went to this peninsula for more sight seeing and hiking.

几天后我们会去这个半岛上观光和绕岛徒步行走一圈。

Then we got a glimpse of Èze, a village on top of a small mountain.

后来我们看到了艾兹小镇，这个小镇建于一座小山的山顶上。

We also visited this place later.

过几天我们也会去参观这个小镇。

This is La Turbie, most famous for its 'Tropaeum Alpium', a trophy of victory, which was built 7 BC by the Romans to celebrate a most important victory over Alpine Tribes.

这是拉图尔碧镇，该镇以胜利纪念碑而著名，这个纪念碑是公元前7年的时候，罗马人为了庆祝战胜阿尔卑斯部落取得至关重要的胜利而建立的。

After this victory Rome could connect Italy, Spain and France and thus control the whole western mediterranean area.

战争胜利后，罗马将意大利、西班牙和法国结合在一起，然后共同控制整个地中海西部地区。

Unfortunately the Tropaeum Alpium was damaged later, so only a few columns of it are left until today.

遗憾的是，这座纪念碑后来被破坏了，至今只留下寥寥无几的几根柱子。

Thereafter we got some first views of maybe the most impressive place of the Côte d'Azur: Monaco.

后来让我们印象最为深刻的蓝色海岸的美景就是摩纳哥。

Menton is the last city on the French side of the Riviera, beyond it is Italian territory.

芒通是法国里维艾拉的最后一个城市，与意大利相连。

Menton has some very beautiful beaches and warm & nice climate.

芒通拥有一些美丽的海滩和宜人的气候。

Our whole family liked it here.

我们全家都很喜欢这个地方。

The cathedral Saint-Michel of Menton.

芒通的圣·米歇尔大教堂。

After a long stay at Menton we drove back along the coast...

在芒通玩了好久后我们沿着海岸一路驾车前行……

...and made another short stop at the beach of Nice.

……然后到尼斯海滩上休息片刻！

On the next day in Italy we went to Arco.

在意大利的第二天我们前往阿科小镇。

Arco is a small town north of lake Garda, which is famous for rock climbing.

阿科小镇位于嘎达湖的北部，是著名的攀岩胜地。

We went to the numerous sports shops there to purchase new climbing equipment, which is much cheaper than at home.

我们到许多体育用品商店里买一些新的攀岩器械，因为那里的价格比奥地利的更便宜。

This is the old castle of Arco.

这是阿科小镇上的古堡。

Near the town center.

小镇镇中心附近。

One of the many climbing shops.

众多攀岩用品商店里的一家！

There are many rocks near Arco.

阿科周围有许多岩石。

After our shopping was finished, we started to drive from Arco, Italy, to La Napouille/Mandelieu in France.

购物完，我们驾车离开意大利阿科小镇，前往法国的拉那坡以/曼德约镇。

A last view down on lake Garda.

最后再欣赏下嘎达湖的美景吧！

Isn't it beautiful?

是不是很美呀？

Here we are already in France, at our place of residence for the next 8 days.

此刻我们已经抵达法国，接下来的8天里我们就住在这里。

It is an area of small two floor villas. In between the villas are recreational places such as swimming pools, sport areas or children playgrounds.

这是一片2层楼高的小别墅区，别墅中间设有一些娱乐设施，比如游泳池、健身场所以及儿童游乐场所。

As we have been driving for nearly the whole day, we spent the afternoon just playing with Isabella.

由于我们开了将近一天的车，所以下午的时候，就在儿童游乐场所里陪Isabella玩。

Finally in the evening we went to have dinner in a restaurant nearby.

最后我们到度假村附近的一家餐馆里吃晚餐。

Our daughter can make so funny faces, lol.

我们的女儿很会变鬼脸，哈哈！