Vence 2011 Day 10 - Perfume

We aren't that far from Grasse, the home of perfume and so we decide that a trip to the Fragonard factory in Grasse would be good.

It isn't after quite a long drive, we get there to find that the tour is little more than a thinly disguised sales pitch. It's in the old factory for sure, but nothing actually happens there except shopping.

If anyone every suggests going, don't bother.

After a weary drive back to the house, there's nothing for it but to chill by the pool and warn the others that it was a really bad idea.

In the evening, everyone gets together to cook for us and brings their own skills and talents to providing a lovely meal. It was nice to see everyone playing their part and having fun together in the kitchen. I think a lot of wine and cider was drunk before it was served!

After that, spurred on by the fun we had with games yesterday, we play another suggested by Kate - we all write down the names of people and characters and put them into a hat. Then we have to act out or get our teams to guess who we're trying to be. This is a great game and generates loads of laughter especially with strange answers to clues. One special one is when someone gets 'Homer Simpson' to do, the clues for which are I'm yellow and I'm a carton character. One suggestion is 'Jackie Chan'.


The evening ends with some people going to bed to the tune of so Long, farewell auf wiedersehn goodbye from the Sound of music... very funny.