Most of the time we would only head through to JLP on the weekends, I did have to go in the week once because on a non-stressful tooth related incident. It has some great clubs that stay open late and offers something more than the ' what type of shoes do you dock walk in? " scenarios in Antibes. The one main club, Le Village, is cause for many a fun night as you can really get loose on it's dance floor, filled with not one but two awkward steel dancing platforms. Friday nights they typically play hip hop and commercial tracks, and house makes a delightful presence on a Saturday. The entrance fee is usually somewhere around the 15euro mark, with a complimentary drinks ticket, which always turns into a strong vodka red bull to kick those heels of yours up a notch.
I never really took any photos when we were Le Village-ing, but here are two off their fabulous google image search to put a little hazy vision in your view.
The club's interior reminds me fondly of the one you could get up to mischief in like the old Fez in Cape Town. A large dark space, ample dance floor perving spots and chairs and couches sporadically splayed out often at perfect shin-hitting range. Once you get to the bathroom, get ready... because two elderly women are about to pause your path to pee. One is smiling behind a stall filled with rave paraphernalia, lollipops and a schmoorgesboard of poppers. The other armed with her trusty stamp informs you that it is a casual 2 euro's to use the toilet, but once you get stamped you can use it as much as you like, oh how thoughtful! You oblige as you don't want to cause an embarrassing mopping situation and hand over your coins.
The night then typically goes from drink, to easy dance move attempt, to drink, to loud shouting, to drink, to harder dance move attempt, to drink, to i love you's, to drink and finally ends with a cheesy toasted meal from the outdoor kebab extravaganza and an over-priced cab back because the 20minute walk is all a bit much.
Apart from the nightlife there is also the day time activities. A post i did a while back on Moorea beach is one example of how this small town fulfilled many a yachtie's weekend wander :
http://xtrailsandsails.blogspot.it/2013/05/its-summer-in-france-go-to-beach-and.html
Since then I have returned to Moorea, it was yet again a Saturday filled with splendor and smiles. This time the sun was not shining as brightly, however the rum was almost everlasting and the new additions to the crew with oversized props made it yet another unforgettable mission.
Apart from the crazy/cool dance/drink based activities taking place in JLP, it is also quite a nice walk to do from Antibes. No not the short 20 minute one through the town, the long one round the coast, but is is best to do it by accident, get lost for a little while, stop for a drink and continue. Thats exactly what myself and my ever-present equally paced walking partner did one Sunday, and it was long and lovely. We seriously never knew what would appear round the next corner, or wether the hill we were descending would need to be climbed back up. The stories shared, the cardio points gained and the things we saw were totally worth losing a what should have been short Sunday stroll.
JLP was a vibe, the social scene was always exactly what we wanted, the shops offered that little bit more variety and they definitely had hotter chilli for your cooking needs. The dentist in JLP is also rather delightful and makes you feel delightfully at home with your free schwetty blue plastic booties. and for only 1,20 euro train ride, or a 20 minute walk or a long coastal one, all this is can be yours for those times you just don't want to be a 'yachtie' in Antibes.
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