France

This charming alley was one of the busier shopping streets in Antibes, as well as a pleasant shady stroll on a sunny day.

Every port we visited had some variation on sweet cream in a crunchy pastry. In the market in Antibes, they were croissants with vanilla, lemon or chocolate cream fillings.

Beginning our Norwegian cruise around the western Mediterranean Sea, we visited the French Riviera town of Antibes. The harbor was full of yachts, but 210 years ago it was this quiet coast where Napoleon landed to launch his last campaign that ended at the battle of Waterloo.