Mademoiselle Coco Chanel's Riviera Retreat, 'La Pausa"

Today started with another wonderful breakfast with Patricia and the guests of Le Roquebrune. Then we took the stairs down to the beach to see and touch the Mediterranean. ;->

It was quite a walk down the hill (mountain) to get to the water!!!! And this was the easy part!

On our way down, taking a break!

Wow, we have to go through a tunnel to get there? Quite an interesting route to the beach.

Woohoo, we made it!!!

Our view from the beach - pretty amazing!

My sweet baby girl on the beaches of the French Riviera!

Steve is looking for our B&B to see how far we walked down.

There it is....it's the white one. ;->

I'm just curious who could get a good night's sleep in this hotel hanging off the cliff???? I would be nervous the entire time. It is amazing to me how this building is perched on the cliff and our home on a flat land has such foundation issues!!!!

Look at me touching the Mediterranean!!!

 Yikes! Those waves are a little too close to my shoes and I'm not dressed for this!!! :->

 Steve's turn.......

 Mommy & London on the French Riveria

 Daddy & London on the French Riveria

 Our view from the beach

 On our way back up to the top of the mountain....stopping for a picture seems like a good idea. Actually stopping just seems like a good idea! ;->

 I think London is the genius here....getting a 'ride' to the top so we could meet Patricia and head to La Pausa.

Ahhhhhh, we made it! We have arrived at La Pausa, Coco Chanel's Riviera home

 This was the entrance from the back side of the villa. If you notice there are 5 windows above the main entrance. There are many signs of Chanel throughout the house since she loved the number 5....very interesting!

 This chandelier in the entrance way was designed by Chanel and is original to the villa.

 This was the courtyard of the home which Chanel designed to resemble the monastery that she grew up in. We learned so many fascinating things about this home and Chanel from Patricia. Her mother was the main cook at the villa for Chanel and all of her guests.

 This was the original speaker system of the villa from the time of Chanel. It is labeled for each room in the villa and actually still works to this day.

 We are in Mademoiselle Chanel's bedroom.....this is amazing! London found the perfect sized chair for her! I love this picture!

 This is the master bathroom of Chanel and the mirrors and tub are original with house.

 This is the view from Chanel's bedroom window.

 Another view from her bedroom window

 This is the amazing B&B owner Patricia who brought us to La Pausa. Her mother was very close with Coco Chanel by being in this villa everyday and Patricia continued a friendship with the Reves family that purchased the villa from Chanel. Patricia's stories were absolutely interesting. I could have listened to her stories from her mother's experiences with Chanel and her childhood and memories.

This is the original headboard of Chanel's bed that the villa owners used as a wall decoration. Pretty interesting artwork!

 The Reves were very much into their collections as they have a huge display at the Dallas Museum of Art. This table in the entry way of the villa had a number of special items on it that were original pieces from Chanel that they purchased with the villa. (Note the gold camilla on the wall....)

 Outside the villa with Patricia.

 Mommy & London at La Pausa.......last year at Rue Cambon, this year Chanel's French Riviera home....pretty amazing. What will next year hold??? ;-> No pressure.....

 La Pausa

 The view of Italy from La Pausa

 After our visit to La Pausa, we headed back to our little home in the hills in Puyvert. But first we had to take one more drive through the ridiculously wealthy streets of Monte Carlo. This banner had just gone up.....pretty interesting. If only we could come back for the Grands Prix, I'm certain the people watching would be fabulous!