Yesterday, we drove into the mountains to the Col de Vence and from there into the tiny hamlet   of Saint Barnabé. We walked across the vast plateau to the Saint Jean-Baptiste oratory and back, a modest hike of just over one hour. The plateau is a barren and desolate environment that I find rather beautiful in an eerie sort of way. Supposedly, this is a place of frequent UFO sightings that some people with way too much time on their hands have spent years researching; I just think it makes for an interesting landscape. Give it a try if you’re in the area, and if you’re reading this from a few light-years away and are looking for a suitable landing site for your flying saucer, I can recommend this place. The coordinates are N 43° 45.38', E 7° 1.52'.