{"id":765,"date":"2013-06-11T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/im-back-hiatus-over\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:49:55","slug":"im-back-hiatus-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/11\/im-back-hiatus-over\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Back &#8211; Hiatus Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was an extremely satisfying hiatus. &nbsp;Shared memories with old friends, attended the graduation of my former students, made new friends, and signed &nbsp;novels. &nbsp;There is nothing better.<br \/>I will begin posting as of today.<\/p>\n<p>In chapter two of the novel, Richard <br \/><a name='more'><\/a>reconnoiters the city of Antibes, as well as Nice. &nbsp;Old Antibes is incredibly quaint and I would take my sons there, especially to ride the old carrousel at the plaza. &nbsp;But it has quite a few things to offer: &nbsp;great restaurants, the Picasso museum, the old ramparts, the church of the Immaculate Conception, very old streets with great shops, and the Grimaldi Castle. &nbsp;The port is full of yachts that make you envious (they are truly rich homes on the water). &nbsp;From the ramparts, you can see Fort Carr<span style=\"font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;\">\u00e9, as you look toward Nice. &nbsp;Antibes also boasts one of the places around the area to have an actual sandy beach. &nbsp;Usually, many beaches in the area have rock instead of sand.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\">In the more modern Antibes, there is a section of road that is full of antiquaries. &nbsp;This is where Richard, my character, selected the pieces he would send home.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Old Antibes, with the Pre-Maritime Alps as backdrop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the many small streets in old Antibes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes6.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Antibes6.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Old Antibes, as seen from the port. &nbsp;Look at all those pricey boats (some are as big as ships)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CarrouselAntibes.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CarrouselAntibes.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The carrousel where my sons used to ride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FortCarre2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mariaelenawrites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FortCarre2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Fort Carre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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