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[intercom chiming]
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[Eugene Levy]
They say to travel is to live.
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Well, maybe, if a day at the airport
doesn't suck the life out of you first.
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I mean, where else would you be told
to arrive two hours early...
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- [metal detector beeping]
- ...only to become dangerously close
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to being two hours late?
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Still, I think my travels last year
were good for me.
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They seemed to broaden my outlook.
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To a degree.
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So now, I'm taking on what is apparently
a must-do for any respectable traveler.
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[intercom chiming]
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I'm doing Europe.
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All right. Where are we, exactly?
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I'm going all continental...
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from the very top to the very bottom.
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I'm heading off the beaten track
to discover some real hidden gems...
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Are you getting this?
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...and embrace
this budding spirit for adventure.
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Look at me. No hands.
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Oh.
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They're right here. What is this, the bow?
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I'll be educating my taste buds...
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- [laughs]
- Wow, that was so good.
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[whistles] Grapes are ready.
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- ...and trying to live like a local.
- [dancers singing, cheering]
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- Welcome to my village.
- [laughs]
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- [Levy] This is insane.
- [sheep bleating]
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I just saved your life. Remember me.
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I'm packing any worries in my luggage...
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[imitates moose call]
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Here they come. Here they come.
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You never know what the body's gonna do
when it's in abject terror.
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I don't think I've done anything
quite like this since I was a kid.
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- [cheering]
- ...and I'm about to utter three words
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I've never said before.
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Ready for takeoff.
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[seagulls squawking]
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So, after Scotland and Sweden,
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my European journey brings me to
the most visited country in the world.
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{\an8}France.
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I'm here in the billionaire's playground
of Saint-Tropez.
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The getaway spot for the world's
most glamorous people.
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Hopefully,
they'll make an exception for me.
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This couldn't be more different from
seeing my mom's humble origins in Glasgow.
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It really added some unexpected warmth
to my stay there.
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But in search of new adventures,
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I've left the shores of Scotland to travel
1,400 miles to the Mediterranean coast...
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and this beautiful harbor.
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One of the biggest reasons 90 million
tourists visit France every year
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is the food.
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I mean, I get it. Food is at the, uh,
top of my priority list, you know,
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and France has more Michelin stars
than any other country.
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I don't know much about
high-end French cuisine.
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French fries, I think,
would be my favorite, uh, French dish.
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But I'm here to learn,
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and who wouldn't want to be
in a classroom that looked like this?
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Eugene, salut! Eugene, salut!
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- Be right there!
- Salut, Eugene! Bonjour!
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- Eugene.
- Welcome. Nice to meet you. I'm Jan.
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[Levy] Local entrepreneur Jan
has offered to show me the sights
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with a very Saint-Tropez welcome.
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[Jan] We can have a glass of champagne.
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- Cheers, Eugene, and, uh...
- [stammers] To you.
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- ...welcome to Saint-Tropez.
- To Saint-Tropez.
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Now this is the kind of thing
I had in mind when I set off from Toronto.
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It's the stuff of Hollywood movies.
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So Brigitte Bardot was the one person,
I guess, who put Saint-Tropez on the map.
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Indeed, indeed. I think it's since,
like, uh, the movie, uh,
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Et Dieu Créa La Femme.
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And God Created Woman.
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- Exactly.
- That-- That was the big one.
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[Jan] Saint-Tropez really became famous
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and attract, uh, more and more, like,
uh, people but more, like, from the, uh,
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artistic, uh, industry,
let's say, you know?
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Like, uh, this amazing, uh,
boat is the boat of Giorgio, uh, Armani.
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Wow.
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Turns out, if you sell suits for a living,
you can afford a pretty big boat.
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And Armani isn't alone.
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George Clooney, Beyoncé
and Brad Pitt also holiday here.
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I'm assuming they text ahead
to prearrange who parks where.
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They're megayachts.
Can they just park here for free or...
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No, no. It's, uh, 3,000, uh, a day,
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- you know, to park, uh, over there.
- 3,000 euros
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- to park your boat for a night?
- Yeah. Exactly.
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- That's a steal.
- [chuckles]
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[Levy] But the mooring costs
are just a drop in the ocean.
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Chartering a superyacht can cost
up to two million dollars a week.
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Now, I'm not the quickest
at putting pieces together,
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but I think that's why they call it
Billionaire's Bay.
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Okay, Eugene, I think it's time to, uh,
take you to your hotel, no?
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- Full speed ahead, driver.
- [Jan] Yes, let's go.
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[Levy] Unbelievably, the good times
are only getting better,
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because I'm booked in
at the Lily of the Valley,
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a hotel that blossoms out of
a countryside so breathtaking,
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it inspired great artists like Monet,
Cézanne and Van Gogh.
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I'm not an art connoisseur.
Art was a perennial C-plus for me.
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But I should be able to impress
hotel manager, Stéphane,
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with my high school French.
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- [Levy] Bonjour.
- Bonjour, Monsieur Levy. [speaks French]
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- Uh, très bien, très bien. Merci.
- [chuckles]
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It's a real pleasure
for us to welcome you.
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- Sure.
- [Stéphane] Please.
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[Levy] At just over $6,000 a night,
this place isn't cheap,
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unless you're staying on
one of those megayachts,
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in which case, it's a steal.
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In any case, I love it.
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Merci.
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[Stéphane]
Please. Bienvenue in your full suite, sir.
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[Levy] Oh, my goodness.
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The hotel was designed
by one of France's top architects,
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Philippe Starck, who, it seems,
takes a hands-on approach.
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[Stéphane] Each details
are select by Philippe Starck.
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In fact, each product,
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if we would like to change it, move it,
we have to check with him.
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[Levy] He's a man who is detail oriented.
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A designer who doesn't like
anything in the room moved?
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Might be tricky getting into bed.
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- Now, your private swimming pool.
- [Levy] Wow. [laughs]
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Well, you wouldn't
have to leave your suite.
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[Stéphane] Mmm, you don't have to leave.
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Good. You'll find me in my room, uh,
for three days.
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[chuckles]
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{\an8}[Levy] And to keep me company,
yet more champagne
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{\an8}bottled by Monsieur Starck himself.
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Well, th-this actually is my
second glass of champagne of the day.
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A tough way to start the day,
but I'm doing the best I can.
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- [speaks French]
- [Levy] Ah.
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And thank you to be with us.
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Here's to you, sir.
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I really don't think right now there's,
uh, too much I can complain about.
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And not that I'm a complaining guy.
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Kudos to Philippe.
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I'm not gonna be moving anything.
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You won't see me moving anything,
except perhaps this flute of champagne,
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but, um, not touching the table.
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Much as I'd love to stay right where I am,
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I want to get the lowdown on Saint-Tropez
from someone who knows it best.
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She's owned a villa here for over 25 years
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and is possibly
still the most glamorous person in town.
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I have an invite from Joan Collins
to have dinner in Saint-Tropez.
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That's not something I say every day.
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She's done movies. She's done television.
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Dynasty was a huge show.
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We're meeting at
a famous local restaurant, La Ponche.
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A fashionable hot spot since the 1930s,
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it's hosted the likes of
Picasso and Sartre.
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And right now, I can't help wishing
I'd read up on Picasso and Sartre.
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[scoffs] Where is he? He's late.
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I don't usually wait for men.
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[Levy] Well, to be fair,
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this man keeps getting champagne
thrust at him by everyone he meets,
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thus the delay.
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- [Joan] Hello.
- Hello, Joan.
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Hello, Eugene. How are you?
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- Yes, I am good. I am good.
- [Joan] Good.
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Welcome to my village. Hmm.
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I did hear that you have
a little pad here.
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- I do. Yes.
- Uh-huh.
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I mean, I've been coming to Saint-Tropez
practically since I was 16 or 17.
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But Saint-Tropez was not
the Saint-Tropez then that it is now.
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[Joan] Not at all.
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- It was a quiet little fishing village.
- Is that right? Really?
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Coco Chanel had come here in the '30s
with Hemingway and people like that.
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So... [stammers] ...a lot of people
have been coming here for a long time,
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but it was basically undiscovered.
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Well, let's toast the town. Saint-Tropez.
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Saint-Tropez. Absolutely.
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This is very good.
And I haven't had any breakfast.
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- God knows what's going to happen.
- Uh-oh.
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- Uh-oh. Look out. Look out. [laughs]
- Uh-oh. Mm-hmm.
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- [speaks French]
- [chefs chattering]
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Oui, chef!
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- Hello.
- Hello. Bonjour.
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- I am Thomas, the head chef of La Ponche.
- [Joan] Thomas.
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I want to suggest you some, uh,
of my specialty.
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I can suggest you
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heirloom tomatoes collection served with,
uh, burrata from les Pouilles.
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- Fabulous. I love burrata.
- [Thomas] You like it?
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- Okay. Perfect. [chuckles]
- [Joan] Yeah. Okay.
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And for you, uh, monsieur,
I can suggest you the sea bream ceviche.
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- So it's raw with a citrus vinaigrette.
- [Joan speaks indistinctly]
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- Uh, raw?
- Yeah.
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- I always have a thing about raw fish.
- [Thomas] Uh, I have a--
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Oh, never, never eat raw fish.
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You're the first person
that I've talked to
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that is basically saying
what I've been saying all this time.
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[chuckles]
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If you want,
I can suggest you something else.
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- Maybe a peas gazpacho.
- Sure. Yes.
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- Oh, that's nice.
- [Joan] Yes.
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- [Thomas] That sounds better for you?
- Yes, it does.
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- [Thomas] Okay.
- Yeah.
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[Joan] Thank you, Thomas.
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- You know, my tastes are quite simple.
- [Joan] Plebeian?
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- You like hamburgers?
- [Levy] Plebeian.
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- [chuckles] Hot dogs.
- [Levy] Yes, when it comes to food.
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Although that's a good meal,
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- that's for sure.
- [chuckles]
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[beeps]
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[Levy] The food here
is the opposite of fast.
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The ingredients are sourced
from nearby farms,
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like the tomatoes on Joan's salad.
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And my gazpacho uses local goat's cheese,
brousse de chèvre frais.
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Delicious, but not something
I would love to say twice.
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[dinging]
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- [Levy] Oh.
- Oh.
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[server] Voilà.
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[Joan] Isn't this good?
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It looks too beautiful to eat.
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I'm not crazy about goats,
but I-- but I-- I love goat cheese.
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[chuckling]
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- This is good.
- Burrata's incredible.
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- Isn't it good?
- Mmm.
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Saint-Tropez--
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- I've never seen so many megayachts...
- Mmm.
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- Yeah, I know. They're horrible.
- ...in one harbor before.
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I hate that.
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I do think there's a lot of showing off
with those big yachts.
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I prefer the, uh--
the mountains and hills.
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Is there any place I should be going
that isn't on the kind of
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- glam route here in Saint-- Saint-Tropez?
- Yes. Yeah, you should definitely go
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to the backstreets of Saint-Tropez,
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where you will see all these
wonderful artisan shops
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that are not Prada and Gucci
and all of that.
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- [Levy] Okay.
- Yeah, but you have to
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- go through the back alleys.
- Okay.
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The pea gazpacho--
I have to say, it was quite delicious.
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Little goat cheese.
Things in it I recognized.
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- This was a lovely lunch. Thank you.
- Thank you. It was very enjoyable.
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[Levy]
The surprise is that, according to Joan,
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apparently there is another side
to Saint-Tropez.
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So I think I would take her advice,
and you know,
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maybe wander through some backstreets.
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I think there is, um,
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maybe more to this town
than meets the eye.
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Bonjour, Monsieur Levy.
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- How are you today?
- Bonjour.
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- I am-- Yes. Oui, oui.
- Ready for your breakfast?
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Local fruits, pastries, granola,
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local honey and some soft-boiled eggs.
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- Enjoy your breakfast.
- Merci beaucoup.
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I don't usually eat breakfast in courses,
but I may make an exception.
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The food is exceptionally good and,
you know, the view is stunning.
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I mean, you can see why
this is such a popular place in Europe.
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It's absolutely gorgeous. Really.
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After my five-course breakfast,
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I think I've fully digested
the glamorous part of this town.
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{\an8}So, I'm off to explore
the other side of Saint-Tropez
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{\an8}that Joan told me
is hidden in the backstreets.
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- My guide is local food and wine expert...
- [speaks indistinctly]
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...Sonia.
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Let's do the French kiss.
You're in France.
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[Levy stammers]
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You know?
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- Ooh, my first triple.
- Yeah. Hi. Bonjour. [chuckles]
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- This is a, uh-- What you do?
- This is south of France,
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so we do three kisses
in south of France. Yes.
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Would you like to follow me
to discover the village?
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- I would love to do that.
- Yes?
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- Let's go. Ready? [chuckles]
- Ah, there we are. [speaks French]
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- [speaks French]
- Ah, yeah.
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- Mais you speak French.
- [speaks French]
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- [speaks French] Bravo. [laughs]
- Yes. Yes. Yes.
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[Levy] Seems I know more French
than I thought,
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but the wheels could come off
at any moment.
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- [Levy] Look at this little village. Yes.
- [Sonia] Yes, and actually,
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you are now in the old part
of Saint-Tropez, hein?
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Of course, like, when, uh, the glamorous
people come to Saint-Tropez, they...
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[stammers] ...they visit it,
but they will stay a bit more, you know,
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on the main port where the big yachts are.
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And, uh-- But yeah, that's also why,
you know,
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the lot of people, uh, loved the place
because it felt really like a village.
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Here for me is really the true...
[stammers] ...Saint-Tropez.
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Those colors. The history of it.
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But now I want to show you the port.
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This is on the right,
the old port you have.
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Can you see those little boats?
They are called pointus.
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- Yes, because, you see, they are pointu.
- Pointus.
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- [laughs] Pointu means a bit sharp.
- [Levy] Oh, pointed.
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Yeah, like this. Yeah, pointed.
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[Levy] Oh.
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[Sonia] And actually they are old
fishing boats from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Yeah?
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Nothing says old and new Saint-Tropez
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- like this vision right here...
- Yes. [laughs]
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- ...of the old pointus...
- [Sonia] Yes.
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...and these giant megayachts...
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- [Sonia] Yeah. Uh-huh.
- ...sitting right behind them.
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[stammers] But it's a good thing
and a bad thing,
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- the-- the-- the yachts that are...
- Yes.
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- ...coming into Saint-Tropez, right?
- Yeah.
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I mean, they--
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They're bringing a lot of people
from all around the world.
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- That's right.
- Uh, most of us,
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- we live from tourism, you know? Yeah.
- That-- Yes. Right.
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[Sonia] You are famous. Maybe you have
some friends over there.
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- I'm-- Not this famous. Not this famous.
- [laughs] Ah? You never know.
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- You'll find me in a kayak.
- [laughs]
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[Levy] Only around 4,000 people
actually live in Saint-Tropez.
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But in summertime, the town is flooded
with 100,000 tourists every day.
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{\an8}I'm guessing none of them
arrived by kayak.
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{\an8}- [Levy] Look at this baby.
- [Sonia] So nice, yes.
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- Hi. [laughs]
- Huh?
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[Sonia] You see, they're saying, "Hi."
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- [Levy] Yes.
- [laughs] They like to be seen. [laughs]
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I don't know, you know?
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Something kind-- Something is screaming,
"Hey, look at me."
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[laughs]
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- "Look at me. Look what I got."
- [Sonia] Oh, I kn--
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- [laughs]
- "Hey, look what I got, everybody."
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Aren't you hungry?
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[Levy] Um, what do you have in mind?
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Oh, well, actually,
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I've got a very nice place
where we could have some seafood.
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Would you be up for it?
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- Is it cooked?
- It's full of vitamin B, you know.
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- It's good for your body. [laughs]
- Yeah... [stammers] Well...
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I don't have the heart to tell Sonia
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I've only just gotten the taste
of Swedish herring out of my mouth.
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But she's keen to take me
to Chez Madeleine,
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her favorite neighborhood haunt.
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Unfortunately for me,
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the restaurant's specialty
is Gillardeau oysters.
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They're considered sweeter,
meatier and richer than many others,
325
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and are loved by locals
and tourists alike.
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Until now.
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[Sonia] I'm gonna show you. Okay.
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- So that's how I do. Okay. Lemon in it.
- [Levy] Okay.
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- This. Good.
- Yeah.
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- Okay.
- [Sonia] Come on.
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[Levy] I've never had an oyster before,
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but I'm in France and keen for Sonia
not to think I'm completely uncultured.
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- [chuckling] Okay.
- [Sonia laughs]
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I think it's an important thing
to be able to try things.
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I'm not just saying it.
I want to follow through on it.
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You can do it.
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- Wow, that was so good.
- [Sonia laughs]
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[Levy] I tried it.
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I can't describe the texture
that was rolling around my tongue
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for the longest half second in memory.
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- So, well--
- [Levy] I am sorry about this. I just--
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[chuckles] Well, that was brave.
You did it.
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- Here's to my first oyster.
- Bravo! Bravo. You made it.
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Tell me what you really love
about Saint-Tropez.
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You seem to love it so much.
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Definitely. Um, actually,
here in Saint-Tropez,
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I-I think I found, um, authenticity.
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- And when you say authenticity, you mean...
- Yes. Yes.
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It's a mix of different things,
but it's mainly, uh, from the, uh--
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from the people, from the-- you know,
the natural areas we have here,
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the coastal line, the forest.
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- Simple things, but, you know.
- Simple things?
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- But simple things for me are the best...
- Yeah.
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00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:54,236
...you know? Simple life is for me
the joie de vivre.
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What about you?
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I try to have a joie de vivre every day,
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but something tells me
yours is a bit more authentic.
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You will tell me at the end of your trip.
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- Okay. [chuckles]
- Yeah?
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{\an8}[Levy] I think it's safe to say
oysters don't put much joie in my vivre.
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But Sonia tells me
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there's a whole host of delights
to be sampled inland in Provence,
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where half the country's food is grown
on less than 10% of the land.
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Among them is one of the highlights
of my breakfast this morning,
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Provençal honey. So highly prized,
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it has the same protected status
as champagne.
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Anna is one of the region's
most successful beekeepers.
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- Anna.
- [Anna] Hello.
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- [Levy] Her farm is just an hour inland...
- [speaks indistinctly]
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...from Saint-Tropez, but it's
a different world with different rules.
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- [speaks French, laughs]
- Three?
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00:20:54,505 --> 00:20:56,048
Ah, no. Here it's two.
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- Two here?
- Yeah.
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00:20:58,383 --> 00:21:00,052
- I was--
- In other places, three.
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00:21:00,052 --> 00:21:02,429
- But here in Provence, two.
- Okay.
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Who knew saying hello
could be so complicated?
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[Anna] So we have 400 hives altogether.
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00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:13,273
So you ready to help me
collect some honey?
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00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:15,025
Sure, we can do that.
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Provence has a rich array of wildflowers,
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making for happy bees
and magnificent honey.
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I'm looking forward to tasting it.
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I just kind of wish
we could skip the collecting part.
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I'm not crazy about bees.
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They get things done,
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but you never know
when they're gonna sting you.
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- [speaks indistinctly, chuckles]
- [Levy] I've known accountants like that.
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But I think this will be safe enough.
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If it's not, then I'll send you a--
a little note as to which hospital I'm in,
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and you can decide
whether you want to come and visit.
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- Huh? How do I look?
- [Anna] Mmm.
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I feel like one of the Backstreet Boys.
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[Anna chuckles]
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- [Anna] Ready for the fun part?
- [Levy] Okay.
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[Anna] I'll protect you.
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So, all the hives that you see here,
we cannot move them.
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The bees, they have a GPS inside the body
that is related to the center of the Earth
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00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:17,504
and they know exactly where the hives,
their home, is.
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00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:21,300
So when they go out
to get the nectar and back,
400
00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:24,219
they will come back always
exactly at the same place.
401
00:22:24,803 --> 00:22:27,264
- That's amazing. It is.
- [Anna] It's amazing.
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00:22:27,264 --> 00:22:32,394
So now I'm gonna show you
the most beautiful hive that we have here.
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[Levy] Some people are kind of free
and easy with the word "beautiful."
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00:22:37,691 --> 00:22:40,986
- [Anna] Are you ready to see honey?
- [Levy] Uh, yeah. Kind of.
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00:22:41,820 --> 00:22:43,780
- [Anna] Look at that.
- [Levy] Oh, my.
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[Anna] So, you see around the frame
just here? You've got the honey.
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00:22:48,452 --> 00:22:49,661
[Levy] Yes.
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00:22:49,661 --> 00:22:52,122
[Anna] You know what I'm gonna
do now? I'm gonna do that.
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00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,209
[Levy]
Okay. That doesn't seem like a good idea.
410
00:22:55,209 --> 00:22:56,543
- Anna.
- [Anna] And when I do that,
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it's coming down. That's honey.
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00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:00,506
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
- It means they are still working on it.
413
00:23:00,506 --> 00:23:02,883
Yeah. I think they're a little angry.
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00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:05,052
[Anna] They are a little bit angry.
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00:23:05,052 --> 00:23:06,970
- So now I'm gonna take another frame.
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
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00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:09,932
- [Anna] That's yours. Yes?
- [Levy] Um...
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00:23:12,142 --> 00:23:13,143
[Anna] Super.
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00:23:15,521 --> 00:23:16,522
[Levy] Oh, my God.
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00:23:17,648 --> 00:23:18,857
Anna?
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00:23:18,857 --> 00:23:21,276
- Oh, boy. I don't think they like me.
- [Anna] Mm-hmm?
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00:23:23,779 --> 00:23:30,410
Anna? They're coming at me now
like MiG fighters. They're on my glove.
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00:23:33,205 --> 00:23:34,206
[Anna] Okay.
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00:23:36,959 --> 00:23:38,919
[Levy] Honestly,
there were some very angry bees
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00:23:38,919 --> 00:23:41,463
that were just really
kind of coming at me.
425
00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:43,340
You know, like pellets.
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00:23:43,340 --> 00:23:45,968
[Anna] Okay. Let's go. Come on.
427
00:23:45,968 --> 00:23:47,636
[bees buzzing]
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00:23:47,636 --> 00:23:48,846
[Levy] Can you hear that?
429
00:23:48,846 --> 00:23:50,931
[buzzing continues]
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00:23:53,642 --> 00:23:56,812
Won't leave me alone.
This thing's gonna follow me home.
431
00:24:02,317 --> 00:24:04,862
- What a beautiful, beautiful house.
- Yeah.
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00:24:04,862 --> 00:24:07,489
Typical house from the 18th century.
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00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:09,324
- [all speak indistinctly]
- [Levy] Anna runs the business
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with husband, Sebastien,
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whose family have been beekeeping
for generations.
436
00:24:14,496 --> 00:24:16,415
[Anna] And you cut it.
437
00:24:16,415 --> 00:24:19,209
- See the honey flowing?
- Wow.
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00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:23,755
- [Anna] Do you want to try?
- And-- I will. I will try it. Um...
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[Anna] Perfect. That's perfect.
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00:24:27,009 --> 00:24:30,804
That is good. This is really crazy.
There's a lot of honey in here.
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00:24:30,804 --> 00:24:34,391
A lot. Are you ready for tasting,
uh, the honey?
442
00:24:34,391 --> 00:24:36,560
Yes, yes, yes. Let's do that.
443
00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:41,273
Anna's most successful flavors
are lavender honey...
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00:24:41,273 --> 00:24:44,776
- Yeah, that's delicious.
- [Anna] It is.
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[Levy] Very light.
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...and thyme.
447
00:24:49,364 --> 00:24:50,782
Much, much stronger taste.
448
00:24:50,782 --> 00:24:52,826
I don't know what it is.
Musky or something.
449
00:24:52,826 --> 00:24:55,287
- Yeah, musky. Exactly.
- It's great. It is musky?
450
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{\an8}[Anna] This is Provence in a jar.
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The olive trees. The vineyards.
The way of life of Provence, it's here.
452
00:25:02,711 --> 00:25:07,799
Just chill out. Listen to the cicadas,
enjoy nature...
453
00:25:07,799 --> 00:25:09,218
- Yeah.
- ...and it's fantastic.
454
00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:11,678
- It's really fascinating.
- [Anna chuckles]
455
00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:14,139
Merci. Merci. Merci. Ah.
456
00:25:14,139 --> 00:25:15,599
- Merci.
- [Sebastien] Merci beaucoup.
457
00:25:19,853 --> 00:25:24,483
[Levy] So, it's pretty clear that Provence
knows a thing or two about food,
458
00:25:26,109 --> 00:25:30,364
but it's also home
to France's national drink. Champagne?
459
00:25:30,364 --> 00:25:33,492
Nope. Chardonnay? Think again.
460
00:25:34,785 --> 00:25:35,994
Eugene.
461
00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:37,663
- Jan.
- Hey.
462
00:25:38,163 --> 00:25:40,791
[Levy] Jan, my harbor guide
from yesterday,
463
00:25:40,791 --> 00:25:43,627
has invited me to sample some pastis,
464
00:25:43,627 --> 00:25:46,713
Provence's most beloved aperitif.
465
00:25:47,589 --> 00:25:49,174
- Nice to meet you. Welcome.
- [Levy] Ah.
466
00:25:49,925 --> 00:25:54,304
Pastis is a liqueur
made with star anise and licorice.
467
00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:58,433
- It's not, like, s-strong, is it?
- [friend 1] The color.
468
00:25:58,433 --> 00:26:00,853
It depends on the mil.
This is a strong one.
469
00:26:00,853 --> 00:26:02,229
- This is a light one.
- [Jan] Yeah.
470
00:26:02,229 --> 00:26:04,106
This is 45 degrees.
So you've got to be careful.
471
00:26:04,106 --> 00:26:06,900
- 45 degrees. I'm not sure what--
- [friend 2] Yeah, but you put some water.
472
00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:08,026
- Does that mean--
- [friend 2 laughs]
473
00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:09,444
- that means you're like this...
- [all] No.
474
00:26:09,444 --> 00:26:11,947
- ...when you finish drinking it?
- [all laugh]
475
00:26:11,947 --> 00:26:14,116
- [Jan] Santé, Eugene.
- Yes. Wonderful.
476
00:26:14,116 --> 00:26:15,784
- [Jan] Yeah.
- [Levy] Mmm.
477
00:26:15,784 --> 00:26:16,869
[friend 1] Mmm.
478
00:26:17,661 --> 00:26:21,582
[Jan] This is just, like,
the simple way of life in Saint-Tropez.
479
00:26:22,457 --> 00:26:24,001
Wow, this is a big part of it?
480
00:26:24,001 --> 00:26:27,254
- [Jan] Yeah.
- [Levy] Yes. This is good.
481
00:26:27,254 --> 00:26:29,423
I'm at about 28 degrees right now.
482
00:26:29,423 --> 00:26:30,966
[all laugh]
483
00:26:32,009 --> 00:26:33,802
[Levy] After sampling the pastis,
484
00:26:33,802 --> 00:26:39,266
local tradition dictates that we play a
century-old drinking game called pétanque.
485
00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:40,726
This is the cochonnet.
486
00:26:40,726 --> 00:26:43,687
- You've got to throw the cochonnet...
- Cochonnet.
487
00:26:43,687 --> 00:26:45,189
[friend 2] ...not too close, not too far.
488
00:26:45,189 --> 00:26:49,902
And then you've got to put the balls
the closest you can...
489
00:26:49,902 --> 00:26:52,112
- To-- To the cochonnet?
- ...to the cochonnet. Exactly.
490
00:26:52,112 --> 00:26:54,031
- All right. Here we go. Ready?
- [Jan, friend 2] Yeah.
491
00:26:57,242 --> 00:26:58,952
- [friend 2] This is pretty good.
- [friend 1] Whoo!
492
00:26:58,952 --> 00:27:00,829
- [friend 2 laughs] This is pretty good.
- Hey, bravo.
493
00:27:00,829 --> 00:27:01,997
- How's that?
- [friend 1] Mmm.
494
00:27:01,997 --> 00:27:03,207
- [friend 2] And then come.
- Huh?
495
00:27:03,207 --> 00:27:04,208
- [Jan] That's nice.
- [speaks French]
496
00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:05,459
- [friend 1] Super good!
- [speaks French]
497
00:27:05,459 --> 00:27:07,753
[Levy] Turns out, I'm a natural athlete.
498
00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:13,759
- [friend 2] This is pretty good.
- That's a really nice one.
499
00:27:13,759 --> 00:27:15,427
- Oh, wow.
- Super nice.
500
00:27:16,637 --> 00:27:19,181
- See? See that?
- I see that.
501
00:27:21,975 --> 00:27:26,396
Pétanque, pastis.
P and P, I call it. Loving it.
502
00:27:26,396 --> 00:27:27,940
Ah.
503
00:27:28,524 --> 00:27:32,152
And I love the simplicity of the game
504
00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:36,240
and how it is really
just a social gathering.
505
00:27:36,740 --> 00:27:38,033
- Oh, la, la.
- No!
506
00:27:38,033 --> 00:27:40,369
Oh, my goodness!
507
00:27:40,369 --> 00:27:43,038
This, definitely,
there is joie de vivre here.
508
00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:48,043
It's not the yachts. It's not the glam.
You're not gonna find the glam here.
509
00:27:48,043 --> 00:27:51,380
This is something
that is definitely more fun.
510
00:27:51,380 --> 00:27:54,800
Well, here's to you all.
This is my first pétanque...
511
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,927
- [friend 2] And your first pastis.
- ...and my first pastis.
512
00:27:56,927 --> 00:27:59,429
- [Levy laughing]
- [laughs, speaking French]
513
00:27:59,429 --> 00:28:01,014
- [friend 2] Cheers, Eugene.
- Here we go.
514
00:28:01,014 --> 00:28:02,349
- [friend 1] Cheers.
- [friend 3] Whoa.
515
00:28:02,349 --> 00:28:04,101
- [Jan] Cheers.
- [friend 2] Cheers, guys.
516
00:28:21,285 --> 00:28:23,704
[server] There you go.
Here's your homemade ice tea.
517
00:28:25,581 --> 00:28:27,165
- Enjoy.
- [Levy] Merci.
518
00:28:27,165 --> 00:28:30,419
It's my final day on the French Riviera.
519
00:28:30,419 --> 00:28:34,464
And while my luxurious hotel
certainly has its charms,
520
00:28:34,464 --> 00:28:38,552
it's the authentic side of this place
I've really fallen for,
521
00:28:38,552 --> 00:28:40,554
not the yachts.
522
00:28:41,221 --> 00:28:46,226
When you pull into Saint-Tropez
in a $600 million yacht,
523
00:28:46,226 --> 00:28:50,189
it's letting people know
that you have the money.
524
00:28:50,189 --> 00:28:52,900
Listen, I'm in the entertainment business.
525
00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:56,862
There's a certain degree of "look at me"
in that business,
526
00:28:56,862 --> 00:28:59,448
but I didn't go into this
to become a celebrity.
527
00:28:59,448 --> 00:29:03,410
I just went in because I, you know...
[stammers] ...I like acting.
528
00:29:03,410 --> 00:29:06,622
I like kind of, you know--
I like getting some laughs.
529
00:29:07,706 --> 00:29:10,501
And someone who has been laughing with me,
530
00:29:10,501 --> 00:29:15,088
admittedly for all the wrong reasons
since my oyster debacle, is Sonia.
531
00:29:15,088 --> 00:29:16,882
Hey, Eugene. Bonjour!
532
00:29:16,882 --> 00:29:22,221
[Levy] She's promised me the most simple
of days in the most joyful of vehicles.
533
00:29:22,221 --> 00:29:25,599
- Sonia. [speaks French]
- [Sonia speaks French, giggles]
534
00:29:25,599 --> 00:29:27,267
- You see what I've got for you today?
- [Levy] Look.
535
00:29:27,267 --> 00:29:30,062
[Sonia] This is my French 2CV.
Her name is Paulette.
536
00:29:30,062 --> 00:29:31,855
- Okay.
- And she was born in 1977.
537
00:29:31,855 --> 00:29:33,273
{\an8}She's older than me. [laughs]
538
00:29:33,273 --> 00:29:36,318
- Oh, my goodness. This is terrific.
- [Sonia] Oui.
539
00:29:36,318 --> 00:29:37,569
[horn honking]
540
00:29:37,569 --> 00:29:38,654
[Sonia] C'est parti!
541
00:29:41,073 --> 00:29:42,366
[Levy] Where are we headed?
542
00:29:42,366 --> 00:29:45,536
So, Eugene, you know,
one of my favorite things to do
543
00:29:45,536 --> 00:29:47,246
is to have a picnic on the beach,
544
00:29:47,246 --> 00:29:48,872
and that's what I want
to take you tonight.
545
00:29:48,872 --> 00:29:51,041
Well, that sounds terrific.
546
00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:57,297
Sonia's 1977 Citroën 2CV
may be 30 years younger than me,
547
00:29:58,590 --> 00:30:01,844
but I'm a little worried
about its abilities off-road.
548
00:30:03,136 --> 00:30:04,513
Are we still in France?
549
00:30:04,513 --> 00:30:05,722
[Sonia laughs]
550
00:30:06,557 --> 00:30:10,018
[Sonia] We're gonna go to my friend Yann
and pick up some vegetables
551
00:30:10,018 --> 00:30:11,436
for the picnic on the beach.
552
00:30:12,062 --> 00:30:14,731
- This is a major farm here.
- [Sonia] Yes.
553
00:30:14,731 --> 00:30:15,858
When they started this car--
554
00:30:15,858 --> 00:30:19,027
Well, actually it was designed
for two farmers and a sack of potatoes.
555
00:30:19,027 --> 00:30:21,989
So it's the best place to be
here now. [laughing]
556
00:30:21,989 --> 00:30:25,367
I mean, you know you're in Europe
when a car was designed
557
00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:28,412
- for two farmers and a sack of potatoes.
- [Sonia laughs]
558
00:30:29,079 --> 00:30:32,541
[Levy, Sonia singing
"Gentille Alouette" in French]
559
00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:44,636
- Here we go. Here we are.
- Ah.
560
00:30:44,636 --> 00:30:46,889
[Sonia] So, this is Yann over there.
[speaks French]
561
00:30:46,889 --> 00:30:48,807
- Hello, Sonia. How are you?
- Yann.
562
00:30:48,807 --> 00:30:50,392
- [speaks French]
- Yann, this is Eugene.
563
00:30:50,392 --> 00:30:51,518
Oui. [speaks French]
564
00:30:52,352 --> 00:30:54,062
[Levy] Yann's 50-acre farm
565
00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:58,692
supplies many of the high-end
hotels and restaurants in Saint-Tropez,
566
00:30:58,692 --> 00:31:01,695
but his approach is pleasingly
down-to-earth.
567
00:31:03,030 --> 00:31:04,990
I notice you're not wearing shoes.
568
00:31:04,990 --> 00:31:09,328
[stammers] Most of the year...
[stammers] ...I walk barefoot like this.
569
00:31:09,328 --> 00:31:10,704
I-I am in contact with nature.
570
00:31:10,704 --> 00:31:13,415
I will feel that through you
571
00:31:13,415 --> 00:31:14,750
- I think, right?
- [Sonia laughs]
572
00:31:14,750 --> 00:31:17,503
Well, I think we've come
to the right place.
573
00:31:17,503 --> 00:31:20,172
- You see? I told you. It's the best.
- Right? We have to pick up some tomatoes.
574
00:31:20,172 --> 00:31:21,924
- [Sonia] Yes, some nice tomatoes--
- Sure, for starters.
575
00:31:21,924 --> 00:31:25,177
Yeah. And then we try to, uh,
use things that I think you--
576
00:31:25,177 --> 00:31:26,845
you have never tried before.
577
00:31:26,845 --> 00:31:29,097
- Trust him like you trusted me.
- Well, here we go again.
578
00:31:29,097 --> 00:31:31,225
- Yeah, that sounds awfully exciting.
- [laughs]
579
00:31:31,225 --> 00:31:33,769
- [Levy] All right. Let's do it.
- [Sonia speaks indistinctly]
580
00:31:33,769 --> 00:31:35,979
[Levy] The French have a concept
called "terroir",
581
00:31:35,979 --> 00:31:40,651
the flavor given to food and drink
by high-quality land.
582
00:31:40,651 --> 00:31:44,279
And Yann's terroir is renowned
throughout Provence.
583
00:31:44,279 --> 00:31:45,489
[Sonia] Merci.
584
00:31:45,489 --> 00:31:47,074
- Good.
- [Yann] Not too bad, huh? [laughs]
585
00:31:47,074 --> 00:31:48,825
- [Yann, Sonia chattering]
- [Levy] Wow. These are good.
586
00:31:48,825 --> 00:31:51,036
- [Yann] We can try this, no?
- [Levy] Radish? No.
587
00:31:51,036 --> 00:31:53,830
[Yann] No. It is, um, fresh ginger.
588
00:31:53,830 --> 00:31:54,915
Mm-hmm.
589
00:31:56,124 --> 00:31:57,167
[Sonia laughs]
590
00:31:58,418 --> 00:32:00,337
- [Yann] That's really refreshing, huh?
- Oh, it is.
591
00:32:00,337 --> 00:32:01,421
[Sonia laughs]
592
00:32:01,421 --> 00:32:03,590
- It is. Yeah, it's very hot.
- [Yann] Pungent.
593
00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:04,925
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.
594
00:32:04,925 --> 00:32:07,052
It has a bit of the lemon taste and, uh--
595
00:32:07,052 --> 00:32:09,888
I can't taste anything because my tongue
is burning right now.
596
00:32:09,888 --> 00:32:12,599
But it's-- Definitely tastes like ginger.
597
00:32:12,599 --> 00:32:14,893
So shall we start to, uh,
pick up some tomatoes?
598
00:32:14,893 --> 00:32:17,062
- [Levy] Oh, mama.
- [Sonia exclaims]
599
00:32:17,062 --> 00:32:18,897
- [Sonia] Bien. [laughs] Thank you.
- Here we go.
600
00:32:18,897 --> 00:32:19,982
- Here we go.
- So, this is good.
601
00:32:19,982 --> 00:32:21,692
We've got great tomatoes.
602
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:27,573
Yann's approach isn't just organic,
it's also historic.
603
00:32:28,448 --> 00:32:32,244
He favors farming traditions
that date back to Roman times.
604
00:32:33,203 --> 00:32:35,247
Would you like to try the--
the-- the plow?
605
00:32:35,247 --> 00:32:37,416
- Uh, well...
- [Yann, Sonia laugh]
606
00:32:37,416 --> 00:32:40,085
...you know, that would be good.
It's always been on my bucket list...
607
00:32:40,085 --> 00:32:41,795
- [Yann] Take the risk?
- ...but, uh--
608
00:32:42,671 --> 00:32:44,381
I'm gonna-- I'm gonna be right behind you.
609
00:32:44,381 --> 00:32:46,258
- I'm gonna be right behind you.
- [Sonia chuckles]
610
00:32:47,176 --> 00:32:50,929
What you just have to do
is just when you want to go left,
611
00:32:50,929 --> 00:32:54,600
you pull right, and when you want
to go right, you pull left.
612
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,768
- And also, you have to say "Ooh."
- Ah, yes.
613
00:32:56,768 --> 00:32:57,686
Ooh.
614
00:32:58,395 --> 00:33:01,273
[Sonia] Bravo! Doing great!
615
00:33:01,940 --> 00:33:02,941
[Yann] You see?
616
00:33:04,776 --> 00:33:06,361
[Levy] Here's the thing about the plow.
617
00:33:06,361 --> 00:33:09,198
When you wanna go left,
you gotta move it right.
618
00:33:09,198 --> 00:33:11,200
And when you wanna go right,
you gotta move it left.
619
00:33:11,783 --> 00:33:14,328
[Sonia] Left, left, left. [laughs]
620
00:33:14,328 --> 00:33:16,121
And, you know, my little mind
621
00:33:16,121 --> 00:33:18,540
just couldn't make that transition
quick enough.
622
00:33:19,124 --> 00:33:20,584
[Sonia] Left, left. [laughs]
623
00:33:20,584 --> 00:33:24,296
[Levy] Watch your feet. Watch your feet.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
624
00:33:24,296 --> 00:33:25,380
[both laughing]
625
00:33:25,380 --> 00:33:27,090
- [Yann speaks indistinctly]
- [Levy] Whoo-hoo.
626
00:33:27,090 --> 00:33:30,552
[gasps] Well done!
627
00:33:30,552 --> 00:33:32,054
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Hey, you're good, huh?
628
00:33:32,054 --> 00:33:34,973
- [Sonia] Wow. How was it?
- [Levy] It-- Well--
629
00:33:35,682 --> 00:33:36,934
- Take a look.
- [Sonia] Yes.
630
00:33:36,934 --> 00:33:39,394
- [Sonia laughs, exclaims]
- [laughs] Ah, it's a bit, uh--
631
00:33:39,394 --> 00:33:40,812
Yeah. No good for planting?
632
00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:43,357
- You got to go back over and fix it up?
- [Yann] Yeah. We could fix it.
633
00:33:43,357 --> 00:33:45,734
- All right. We got the basket here?
- So should we-- Perfect.
634
00:33:45,734 --> 00:33:48,237
- [Levy] Here, let me carry this for you.
- [Sonia] Yes, okay. Thank you very much.
635
00:33:48,237 --> 00:33:51,073
[laughs] Come on,
you just plowed a whole, uh, row.
636
00:33:51,073 --> 00:33:53,200
- [Yann, Sonia laughing]
- [Levy] All right. Here we go.
637
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,327
- Merci, Yann.
- [Yann] Merci, Eugene.
638
00:33:55,327 --> 00:33:57,663
- Merci, Sonia. Ta-ta, bye-bye.
- Bye-bye. Au revoir. Are you okay?
639
00:33:57,663 --> 00:33:58,747
- [Levy] Yes, I'm okay.
- Yeah?
640
00:33:58,747 --> 00:34:00,999
- Are you sure you don't want a hand?
- [Levy] Huh? No, no, no.
641
00:34:00,999 --> 00:34:02,459
- [Sonia giggles]
- [Levy] I need no applause.
642
00:34:07,589 --> 00:34:12,594
[Levy] Before I arrived in Saint-Tropez,
I was expecting complicated cooking.
643
00:34:13,262 --> 00:34:15,097
But what I've discovered is
644
00:34:15,097 --> 00:34:19,141
the best French food is seasonal,
local and simple.
645
00:34:19,141 --> 00:34:21,645
I'm looking forward to this, Sonia.
646
00:34:22,145 --> 00:34:24,106
[Sonia] Just the best time
of the day to come.
647
00:34:27,025 --> 00:34:28,402
- [Sonia] Look at that.
- Good, good, good.
648
00:34:28,402 --> 00:34:30,487
- [Sonia] It is so nice.
- [Levy] Let me just see.
649
00:34:32,197 --> 00:34:34,408
[laughs]
650
00:34:35,701 --> 00:34:36,952
To your beautiful day.
651
00:34:36,952 --> 00:34:38,495
[Levy] Here's to you.
652
00:34:38,495 --> 00:34:39,788
Thank you. [laughs]
653
00:34:39,788 --> 00:34:42,875
So I was telling you about my, uh--
my joie de vivre.
654
00:34:42,875 --> 00:34:44,877
You know, like simple pleasure.
What about yours?
655
00:34:44,877 --> 00:34:48,088
Did you find now your definition of--
of joie de vivre?
656
00:34:48,630 --> 00:34:54,887
I think my joie de vivre is just
kind of discovering, um,
657
00:34:54,887 --> 00:34:58,307
a France that I hadn't
quite discovered before.
658
00:34:58,307 --> 00:34:59,766
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
659
00:35:02,936 --> 00:35:06,690
[Levy] I really have
taken to the south of France.
660
00:35:07,357 --> 00:35:11,486
My wife Deb and I have
talked about spending, you know,
661
00:35:11,486 --> 00:35:15,365
an extended period of time
in places in Europe.
662
00:35:16,241 --> 00:35:19,494
I think I'll be really pressing the point
663
00:35:19,494 --> 00:35:23,498
that Saint-Tropez
is a great place to spend time.
664
00:35:24,458 --> 00:35:28,212
My impression of Saint-Tropez
was total glamour.
665
00:35:28,212 --> 00:35:32,090
So the beauty of the place
is something I've discovered.
666
00:35:32,883 --> 00:35:37,513
Simple pleasures are what I
essentially am about.
667
00:35:39,264 --> 00:35:44,228
I've learned a lot more about France
and a little more about myself.
668
00:35:44,228 --> 00:35:47,523
But most of all,
I've learned to politely decline
669
00:35:47,523 --> 00:35:50,817
the next time somebody
offers me an oyster.
670
00:35:51,318 --> 00:35:56,365
So merci and bon voyage as I journey on.
671
00:35:58,867 --> 00:35:59,993
Next time...
672
00:36:00,869 --> 00:36:05,582
Germany. What I definitely
was not expecting was this.
673
00:36:05,582 --> 00:36:09,086
It's kind of ominous, uh, to know that
the first thing you're gonna do
674
00:36:09,086 --> 00:36:11,171
when you check into this hotel
is see the doctor.
675
00:36:11,171 --> 00:36:13,173
Here is a panic button.
676
00:36:13,173 --> 00:36:15,384
Why would somebody need a panic button?
677
00:36:16,343 --> 00:36:17,636
Oh, my God.
678
00:36:17,636 --> 00:36:20,013
- There's 600 sheep behind me.
- [guide chuckles] Don't. [chuckles]
679
00:36:20,013 --> 00:36:21,974
I may be losing control here.
680
00:36:21,974 --> 00:36:25,143
- Oh, my-- Oh! Yeah.
- [guide 2 speaks German]
681
00:36:25,769 --> 00:36:27,145
I feel alive.