Juan-les-Pines // Eden Roc

l'Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc has a rich history of 140 years, she is a favourite with the rich and famous, parties for the Cannes Film Festival are regularly held here, I really wanted to visit but couldn't quite stomach 19 euro for a diet coke.

http://www.hotel-du-cap-eden-roc.com/eng/history/#23

 
My friend O reminded me of this song, when he heard I was travelling to Juan les Pines.  I think this song has some great references to the Midi and the people that spent time here.

Juan les Pines is known for its night life and its beach clubs, they stretch out along the coast, with a small public beach a hundred metres down. Friends come here for their day off to indulgence and relax at the Beach clubs.

 

 There is a beautiful shop full of bohemian sarongs and cotton dresses on Avenue Maréchal Joffre just to the left of the carousal as you reach the beach, I spent 180 euros on two sarongs to use as comforters when I went on my first super yacht, they were so soft.  I visited recently with A and they were at the more respectable 30-40 euros (also see the bohemian shop in Antibes.)

 PETER SARSTEDT // Where do you you go to my lovely

 You talk like Marlene Dietrich
  And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
  Your clothes are all made by Balmain
  And there’s diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are.

  You live in a fancy apartment
  Off the Boulevard of St. Michel
  Where you keep your Rolling Stones records
  And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you do.

You go to the embassy parties
Where you talk in Russian and Greek
And the young men who move in your circles
They hang on every word you speak, yes they do.

But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes i do.

I've seen all your qualifications
You got from the Sorbonne
And the painting you stole from Picasso
Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does.

When you go on your summer vacation
You go to Juan-les-Pines
With your carefully designed topless swimsuit
You get an even suntan, on your back and on your legs.

And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz
With the others of the jet-set
And you sip your Napoleon Brandy
But you never get your lips wet, no you don't.

But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
would you Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do.

You're in between 20 and 30
A very desirable age
Your body is firm and inviting
But you live on a glittering stage, yes you do, yes you do.

Your name is heard in high places
You know the Aga Khan
He sent you a racehorse for Christmas
And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh ha-ha-ha

They say that when you get married
It'll be to a millionaire
But they don't realize where you came from
And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn

But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes i do.








I remember the back streets of Naples
Two children begging in rags
Both touched with a burning ambition
To shake off their lowly brown tags, they try

So look into my face Marie-Claire
And remember just who you are
Then go and forget me forever
But I know you still bear
the scar, deep inside, yes you do

I know where you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
I know the thoughts that surround you
`Cause I can look inside your head.