No Holds Barred

There is something magical about landing in Nice and still today sends tingles down my spine. I’m not sure if it’s the views of snow-topped mountains or my first sight of the sea, but my heart lifts as the plane approaches the coastline, swings low towards the landing strip and lands ‘en douceur’.

Once in Peymeinade we set about assembling our gear to film what turned out to be a most delightful villa situated high up in the hills over-looking Tourrettes-sur-Loup.  As I mentioned in my previous scribbles, Christine Davis of Chrisma Estate Agents had asked if we could film the property for her and take photos for inclusion in Belles Demeures‘s website.

Currently on the market for (a meagre) €2,200,000 there is no doubt that this is a beautiful villa with exceptional sea views and as soon as I saw the horizon pool I knew there was a photo opportunity just calling out to be done.

“No worries” Nigel happily chirped up. “I’ll go in”. He strips off (we forgot to bring our swim suits) and jumps in. “Yikes, it’s a bit chilly” Nigel mutters through clenched teeth. “You poor old thing”, I reply with a wry smile, “I could have sworn it was a heated pool. The things we do for our art – absolutely no holds barred, eh?”

And of course you know me, I simply couldn’t resist taking a sneaky shot of Nigel in the pool and plastering it for the world to see . . .