Sep
06
2009
Day 2- Finding wee-fee
Why is it so hard to find Wi-Fi? Or as the French say, wee-fee? Maybe because old town Antibes has no Starbucks or McDonald’s. Marc, the rental agency owner told me that he thought a restaurant, Le Jardin had it. I went by there last night- a cute little place with a couple tables under nice lighting situated against the sidewalk. I asked the lady, “Do you have internet?” She looked at me like I had just belched. I tried again, a different way, this time in French of all things. “Avez-vous wee-fee?” “Non, non” she said, shaking her head like she could poof me away. (more…)