SAINTE AGNES, The Incredible Village High ABOVE Menton!🇫🇷🍋
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- SAINTE AGNES, The Incredible Village High ABOVE Menton We climb into the clouds to visit one of the most magical village perche’s on the French Riviera and as usual encounter a bit of bother. #Citroenami #southoffrance #citroenamiuk #electriccarjourney
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This should be nominated for an award in cinematography, sound, and editing. Well done.
Thanks!
IKR? Sir Tim does an excellent job of putting it all together for us. 👍🏼❤️😉
Right! A great montage of Google Earth, drone parts and road trip elements with nature and small city shots. I love the mixture and i really would like to see a series of 'How to Edit' films from them - so many YT channels could benefit a lot!!
Yeah he is a very educated man and Mr Boo too , also helps if you have the tools like a Mac Pro and Adobe Editing software but i would not have a clue how to use it and the 3d effect cameras he has for the Ami too
I only started watching the channel because of the car. I am finding your adventures fascinating, love it!
Thanks!
@@MeandMonAmi love your chemistry and you have inspired me to do a road trip down to the French Riviera some time.
Im the same started watching because of the car, great adventures great tv.regards Steve
Thank you for taking me up on my suggestion to visit Sainte-Agnes. You both demonstrated incredible courage. And Elton was superb! We're glad that you enjoyed lunch at Le St. Yves. We actually stayed there for a week back in 2018, in one of their new rooms. It was quite adequate, and the meals were wonderful (especially the frites!!). We took the bus up and down the mountain to and from Menton (although sometimes we walked down to Menton on the road). That sign you saw along the road near Peille? That signs honors 2 Canadian and 3 American soldiers who lost their lives there in 1944. We found it while walking along the road one day. Aren't the ruins of the chateau something? Quite a climb, but well worth it. Enjoy the week ahead! Best video yet! Looking forward to next week. :-) Bye! Carol (NY)
Oh, by the way, the Logman From Alcatraz? That's Georges, the owner of Le St. Yves, where you had lunch.
Thanks Carol. We loved the St Yves. So atmospheric with the log fire (oh irony!)
And yet another fantastic video,you definitely missed your calling!!”Lost doggers” was a classic,Yvonne my wife says “He is very naughty “ with a big smirk 😝 Brilliant work lads 👏
Thanks Mike! (And Yvonne!)
We love your trips & sending hugs , but please orientate Elton when you arrive at a charging point to save on extension leads & don’t leave connection outside the car so no one can interfere. It’s all divine so please keep doing it , 🤩 hugs
To be honest we use extension because putting its own cable back in the hole is such a pain in the butt. But we have figured out putting the extension socket inside the car (also in the hole!) Are extensions bad?
I don't think my fear of heights would do well on Route D22! The corner with the skid marks was not reassuring. Sainte Agnes is very beautifu! The views are spectacular! !Thank you for this wonderful trip. Love from Vermont
It’s quite a ride!
I love this video so much! I was inspired by you guys to take a trip up here today on my holiday and wow you are not exaggerating on the food! I had to stand on the bus on the way down straight after the wild boar daube and lemon meringue pie lunch…😂 You will be pleased to hear the prices are still the same in 2024 🎉🎉
Excellent! Hope the other passengers enjoy daube!
Susan and I love your weeklies, but she was concerned that Mr. Boo looked a bit worried on the drive up. Great to see the logman in a return engagement.
Thanks Simon. He was a bit worried. I of course was unflustered; It was great to see the log man again!
Just stunning but my was that road scary. Fair play to Elton - she’s managed that climb no problem! Even in the mist that view from the chateau was breathtaking!
Thanks Andy. It was amazing and genuinely scary!
Thank you for showing me this amazing road, village and forts. I never ventured here in my 2CV or C4 Cactus when visiting from Australia. Love it.
Thanks Stephen. You were probably wise!
Your channel is becoming one of my favourites. The history combined with your commentary is entertaining. Thanks for this.
Thanks Don so pleased you are enjoying
This latest episode may be the most enjoyable one yet! You guys really hit the mark this time. Bravo!
Thanks
There's a bus stop??? I'm glad you didn't meet one coming the other way! 😲
Anyway, thanks for the tour; you chaps certainly live in a stunning part of the world!
Thanks. I think the bus comes up the other way from Menton. No bus could do that route!
Great video! On our first visit to Sainte Agnes we encountered paramedics stretchering some poor soul down from the top.....probably not the best place to have a heart attack! We have (only once) taken the motor bike on that road - going up is bad, but coming down is terrifying! Looking forward to your next trip.
Thanks Fiona. Definitely not the best place for a heart attack!
Thank you for another great video. We went to visit Sainte-Agnes in 2016 during a stay in Monaco but it was so foggy that day that we did not get to enjoy the views, so thank you for bringing us back there. And yes, the juice bar was closed the morning of our visit 😂
I suspect that this often a bit cloudy up there. Juice bar!
What an unbelievable ride up.
It’s quite something!
Good evening guys, thanks again for beautiful and well-edited images of the area. The French charging stations give me the nerves 1400 kilometers away in Rotterdam hahaha. We look forward to your next adventure.
Thanks Alex. I’m kind of amazed how many there are (but I guess they are gonna need a lot more)
A fabulous journey - many thanks for filming and also for the info on St Agnes 👍. Don't think I'd be much good at driving on that route because in places where there are no barriers, I'd have to close my eyes 🤣🤣🤣😱😱😱. Years ago, I drove the Hardknott Pass up in the Lake District (parts of which are 1in 3) with white knuckles, but unfortunately I have lost my bottle even more as I've got older
Thanks Annie. It’s a lovely place but quite a drive! There is a bus up from Menton!
Great video Tim! Lots of fun and loved to see beautiful Sainte Agnes! Thanks
Thanks Maureen
So in love with the wonderful adventures 💕
Thanks!
Great trip guys. Glad you got lunch I was worried....lovely start to my week again. Xx
Thanks Linda!
Goodness - I've cycled up that road once, in the opposite direction, Menton-Saint Agnes-Col de la Madone-then wind back down to Menton. Awesome on a bicycle - but I think I'd have suspected heat stroke if I'd seen an Ami heave into view. Chapeau !
Yup I’m not sure I’d do it again!
I’ve just discovered your channel and having a really good giggle, apart from the fact I’ve lived in Nice for many years and never been up to st Agnes. Thanks for the trip! By the way, you should make a video solely with the different facial expressions of mister boo as you’re driving along 😂. I’m definitely subscribing 😊
Thanks, it would be a very long mr boo special!
I was sitting on the edge of my seat (my settee) watching that journey, it must have been transferred anxiety that you would arrive safely !
It was quite a ride!
Well now you have 7680. Congratulations 🎊 🎉 whoopee! When you take those kind of trips, you guys should always have a small Yeti packed with sandwiches and protein bars along with water always to drink. Wow, what an unbelievable view, thank you for sharing your adventures with us. ❤👍🏼😉 that road 🫣
Are you a Yeti owner Renda!?
Great video! It seemed like Elton was struggling a little bit on that trip, but still made it! Just like you two, I was so glad you managed to find somewhere to eat-what a relief!
Elton seemed fine tbh it was the driver who struggled!
This was one of my favourite drives when I arrived in France. First time I ate rabbit was at St Agnes. Once took some friends to see the view and arrived to find the village enveloped in clouds. Thank you!
Thanks DP. It was good rabbit!
My favourite trip of the series so far guys.
I'm amazed at the tariff for charging and the network of available chargers, very impressive.
Thanks Monty! Yup I’m amazed too!
I love Sainte Agnes! First time I went there I met an american lawyer, who went to Nice every year, including the bus ride with lignes 100 from Nice to Menton and then bus 10 from Menton. She showed us the ropes of a fantastic village and the thrills of eating at a restaurant balcony with a 1000 ft. drop below us. Amazing! And the village is so charming! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Lars. The ten bus must be quite a ride!
The courage !!!! Well done - loved it 😊
Thanks Fran!
Guys you are so great , can’t wait every time to see Elton in new adventures 😄👏
Thanks!
hello you two, it is always superb what you do you are excellent ambassadors of our country
Merci beaucoup
What a brilliant trip and utterly fantastic scenery! Thank you for taking us along and the interesting history! Always cheers me up watching your adventures ❤
Thanks Richie
Another enjoyable video. You guys crack me up ! Your quip about Mrs Slocombe had me nearly wetting myself!
Glad you enjoyed it
That restaurant was where I celebrated my 50th birthday. My friends offered me a bouquet of 50 roses. So many memories.
How lovely!
Another Interesting Trip with Elton! Thanks to both of you, can't wait for next weeks adventure!!!
Thanks Bob. Next week we shall attempt the Grand Canyon on a zip wire!
I think you should check your cars ownership manual and see if parachutes come in the car. Gees some of the roads there scare the you know what out of me. Thanks for the story of St. Agnes, most interesting. Good video, ty.
Thanks Pat. You should have seen the journey back!;
Vraiment sympa la découverte de cette région en ami citroen. C'est vraiment original.
Merci beaucoup Frédéric
Each week you make me want to come and visit more and more. That road looks like my ideal cycle route, both up and down. Looks amazing! Great driving.
Thanks Neil. My cycling mates love that road!
Am about to start catching up with your fabulous videos. So so agree about this road to St. Agnes - scary. I had an exhibition here a few years ago and had to drive up most days. Vowed never again except on rare occasions. And well done you for climbing up to the chateau and medieval garden. Never managed that... you guys have stamina. Your Me and Mon Ami trips are brilliant. I agee with someone else's comments about such good editing, etc. Fabulous! Love the St. Yves and also Le Righi, which was closed I think on the day you were there. love Jilly xxx
Thanks Jilly. Hope you are well
Another perfect Video. Yes I landed here because of the car but I stayed because of the whole package. Keep up the good work and let’s hope you hit the 10000 soon
Thanks William!
I’ve just found your channel. Thoroughly enjoying it. You guys should start a tv documentary. Something along the lines of a villa in Spain. You’d be stars
Thanks Brian. Glad you are enjoying!
Great video again. Hope the drive home was not too scary. Looking forward to the next installment. Drive carefully
Thanks Paul. Will try!
Love this trip , very 007 , that village is great , the Ami is like a new version of the 2cv it's just so suited to that area. Maybe one day I'll visit. In the mean time thankyou for sharing :) I love stew my fav :) boar and rabbit :) I remember from school playground in the 70s, Mary had a little lamb, she also had a bear :) , we laughed so hard at that , haha
Thanks. I think the Ami is very much a modern 2cv and the village is fab and the drive is… amazing but..
Brilliant video. You guys are amazing. The ideas for adentures and reviews of eating establishments are ideal for future travellers and locals alike. Loving the music, we've shazamed quite allot lol. Elton is amazing too. Hopefully he gets his full charge next week. ;-)
Thanks Tony. So glad you are enjoying! Sainte Agnès is wonderful.
❤️ Love you guys and your adventures.. The "Agnes" story was just THE best!🤣
Mr Boo is a qualified historian!
@@MeandMonAmi The delivery was ace Mr Boo! You both have a great rapport. Apart from the giggles, your vids have some beautifully shot scenes and are very informative. Keep 'em coming boys! 😊
Nice vid as usual. Don't think I've heard this rendition of the Saint's story and I went to a Convent school and college in India where she was the patron Saint. You guys also forgot to add the spooky music haha. Great stuff, keep going.
Mister Boo is an acknowledged expert in Saint Agnes (said no one ever;) Thanks!
A goog trip. Good driving Tim! & I liked the piano score. What views!!
Thanks Judith!
Great video! In 2015 we got the bus from Menton to St Agnes - that route is not as scary!
Thanks Patrick. Now you tell me!
That was a most cool travel up.
Thanks Jon
I think those little square holes in the stone walls of the chateau were not for shooting arrows. They were for inserting scaffolding beams for the workers to stand on as they built up the walls. That was explained on another RUclips video where a nice young Dutchman is fixing up two very old stone houses in the Italian alps somewhere. Another question about Elton: once you were at the top, was it really necessary to charge Elton? Wouldn't the regenerative braking on the long way down the mountain have restored a lot of the original charge?
What a great fact! I’ve done a video on regenerative braking on the Ami and it’s goo but not that good. There’s no way we’d have got there and back with the amount of semi level ground sadly.
Only someone's links put me here about the Citroën Ami, but I'm more than happy with this video. You just showed me another place to I have discover. Thanks a lot! I hope I can get there soon. 🙏 🙂
(Great video and quality! 5* 👌 )
Thanks Peter. There’s quite a few more on the channel
Finally got back to Nice after all the travel restrictions. Tomorrow we are taking the train of marvels up to Breil sur Roya, Thank you for the idea. Will let you know how we get on.
Excellent. Hope you enjoy. I think more of the line is open now..
@@MeandMonAmi You are right, we only went as far as Breil today. We arrived at 10:00 and it was closed!! We will travel all the way to Breil and Tende again in the Spring.
We are really enjoying your travels with Elton.
@@davidedelstein1037 That’s a shame. When we went to Breil we (luckily) took a sandwich! Tende used to have a good restaurant and Sospel has a number of places I think.
ooh, great video! will put St. Agnes on my list when friends visit! Cheers Guys!!! xoxo
Well worth a visit!
Great fun 😄
Thanks Barbara!
Been there did that! Like a baton twirler I was wheelin' my C3 diesel, no GoPro, so your pictures are super valuable. Did you notice all the de-fib heart machines stations? Seriously, the altitude got some low lander ostie people in quite a bad way when i was there. I was ready to do the 'clear!' (BAM) thing for them...
Now you mention it I did see a lot of defibs!
Fabulous video, love the music towards the end….
Glad you enjoyed it
That road!
Yes it’s quite something!
I keep thinking of the notorious stretches on Colorado’s fabled Independence Pass - not for the faint of heart! There are no guardrails on the ascent snd descent on the eastward side of the mountain and after the summit on the westward side, a one lane stretch of road with no guardrails - for a few miles! The D22 is notorious for being the narrowest mountain road in France if not the world. Elton was like born to navigate it because of the compact nature of the vehicle. But its an inadvisable route for a big car!
I think if I’d really known how narrow it was I probably wouldn’t have dared do it. But we will never forget it!
The restaurant up the mountain looked amazing!!
It was fab
This was a very nice one!
Thanks Henk
would love to see you driving elton around the south hams - some choice hills around the moor - came for the car, stayed for the people. loving your work
Thanks. We’d love to do some motoring in the U.K..
@@MeandMonAmi i've only gone and ordered one to arrive 19 july - you should be on commission!
obsessed now, thanks for that
@@ballaghbotanicals All our fault!; hope you enjoy!
@@MeandMonAmi consider me influenced
@@ballaghbotanicals I wish we got paid for it!;
Superb video - love watching you guys, putting me in the mood of doing a road trip. My partner and me moved to Hungary a couple of years ago so time for a euro road trip.
Also, who is the male singer and the song in the background - great taste in music too guys
Thanks Paul, so glad you are enjoying. This video was a while ago and I confess I can’t remember the singer. Shazam app will though
I am having vertigo watching you.I think I will pass on that trip. Very beautifull.
Thanks Mark. Its wonderful but genuinely scary!
Thanks boys for another enjoyable video. I once drove from Marseille via route Napoleon up the mountains - hairpin after hairpin bend in the dark, a nightmare. I think you were very courageous to drive on those treacherous roads. X
Thanks Ian. I wouldn’t fancy it in the dark!
Love your videos guys! U r so funny!
Thanks!
Brilliant! I wish it could have been a longer. Were you able to switch on Elton's heater on the way down and use 'regen' to make up energy for the heater use?
We had to as were were steaming up! We made it back with 50% plus autonomy
@@MeandMonAmi After you finish with the Grand Ami tour, a video of daily life with 'Elton' would be interesting to us enchanted with the Ami.
@@MeandMonAmi Also, I was thinking about range extender/booster battery packs for the Ami. I've designed and built some Lithium Battery packs and would love to engineer one for the Ami.
Nice one !
Suspect Ami does not do "regeneration" or else you might have got back much of the range lost going uphill when you returned down.
Thanks Rhian. It does regenerate (see our regeneration video)
Simply terrifying. !
It is and wonderful
Found your channel and I think is is fantastic well done keep posting these videos also you have 2 songs you use on your videos can is ask what are the songs the are beautiful
Thanks Steve. Pandemonium by Hanna Stone is the one everyone seems to like
Great video !! fantastic views ;-) Could you enter me please for your Bluetti competition also ?? Vive la mon ami experience !!
Some of the rocks in the rock walls look a lot bigger than Elton 😉😂
I think they are. Much bigger!
suprised it made it up, even at walking pace
Walking pace! She flew!
Another great video! Thanks VERY much for the temperature and for showing the charging process as I'd requested! BTW, as someone else mentioned, the sound wasn't as clear for me as it usually is; I have no idea why. I *really* appreciate all the editing work you must put into these videos, combining footage from all your cameras! Very well done indeed.
Hi James, thanks. Have you tried watching on a different device as that seems to solve the problem. I hope!
Yet another great video (though the sound is up and down - as usual) Hope you didn't run out of brakes on the way down! Gordon
Has anyone else got the up and down sound thing? One friend of mine discovered another video of mine played perfectly sound wise on her phone but was up and down on her comp. Be interested to hear from anyone else as I hate bad sound (though the car is very difficult to record in)
@@MeandMonAmi I am horrified to think I criticised the sound yet it could be my computer or speakers at fault. Coincidentally I have a friend who is sorting my computer tomorrow and I'll ask him to sort the sound system at the same time. Apols!
@@gordonnorth5698 I ‘think’ the issue will be whether your comp is playing stereo because sometimes I have to isolate channels. Maybe try it on your phone and see if same issue? But I am intrigued to know if anyone else is suffering same thing as sound and youtube can be an issue!
@@MeandMonAmi Thanks for taking the trouble to respond. Don't have a smartphone but I'll try it on my laptop and see if computer literate friend can find the gremlin on the PC tomorrow,.
Friend couldn't adjust the 'puter but the laptop has perfect sound with your videos. My wife's Aunty Fanny from Dewsbury changed her name to Francis. Wonder why? Thanks again.
Brilliant scary roads 👏
We go back on it this week with a 360 camera
Those roads were terrifying. I would NEVER drive them if they had snow or ice.
No and there are signs indicating black ice!
Yippee!
We haven’t seen Halloween in a while? Does she not like coming along for the ride?
We are saving her for closer to home journeys. She’s not a great car fan!
Another great video, thanks. I suggest to put the connection and the original charging cable in the car while charging to protect it.
Thanks Andrea. You are probably right but it takes so long to get back in the hole!
@@MeandMonAmi I think he meant you put connection point inside of the car, just behind the door, not in the hole for the charging cable. So if it rains it isn't outside and nobody can disconnect it.
@@DrazenKlisuric Thats a good point!
@@DrazenKlisuric ?! Can't they just open the box of the chargepoint and pull out the plug? Or is that locked? Haven't seen anything like this in the U.S.. Europe is so far ahead!
Fully charging an EV is not usually a good idea at the top of a mountain because it leaves no room in the battery for allowing the regeneration to be collected. Did you find that your brakes got a bit hot while going going back down the mountain, Tim?
I didn’t know that. Luckily there was a bit of up and down on the way back so no harm done, hopefully! I didn’t notice the brakes getting hot but round here is so hilly I imagine they will need replacing more often than usual? What is usual?
@@MeandMonAmi I'm sure that there wasn't any harm done. I don't know if you can feel the regeneration [regen] in an Ami when going downhill or coasting. It feels a bit like a gas car being put into a lower gear and 'holding back' a bit. This is when the car is recapturing the energy that would normally be lost by the friction brakes and recharging the battery a bit. On most EVs, if the battery is fully charged and you go down a hill, the regen is temporarily turned off because the battery is already full. You will then not have that feeling of slowing itself down while coasting and will need to step on the brake pedal more than usual until some power has been used from the battery.
Quite! fitted on your garage wall they cost around £1000 pounds and sit there analysing your entire driving life. Round here there are lots of wet muddy roads to drive on with a few rough bits. I will have to drive carefully. It does turn heads around here though. Incidentally my other car is my beloved Pluriel Amelie. 17 years old now and still in fair condition. I didn't see any in your videos, are there any still around in your part of France? Kevin.
Pluriel?
No, unfortunately they've fitted with a large cumbersome black pistol style plug. I have been on to the Ami helpline and they have found two possible chargers both way out of town, no cafe's near so I'll have to read a book while I wait. Only 19% autonomy left now. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Suppose I can't send a photo on this site? Kevin.
Trust me an adaptor from someone like tough leads may not be recommended but will work. If you go to meandmonami on Instagram you can send pictures and I’ll explain
@@MeandMonAmi Hi there, Yes you are quite right. I emailed Adrian at Tough Leads and he told me how to unplug the two pin from the dreaded gun.(I spent two hours at a hotel this morning and charged it two thirds for 88p Sorry I haven't got Instagram, facebook or twitter, mostly use FaceTime, Apple Messages or Skype. I will order a lead from Tough Leads and hopefully charge at home at night. Love your wacky videos and thanks for your good advice. Kevin.
@@kevinlawley7830 Excellent. As I say it’s not recommended by Citroen but I can’t see anyone installing a home charger..
This is a great video boys. You gave virtigo last night while I watched it in bed. Tres Hitchcock. Must get me one of those cars.
Thanks. It’s quite a road!
Hope u didn't leave with literally 100% SOC! How much Regen dis you get on the way down?
We arrived back with about 38 km left
I think mr Boo's arse is going like a Rabbit's Nostril !
Ha!
@@MeandMonAmi Still watching it you guys are barking mad looking for a juice bar with you !
haha rabbit stew right on Que
Jesus H Christ! When we get back to VF in March we will take you for beers. BUT, we def won’t be going up that road! We will stick to Betty’s, it’s safer!!!
Don’t fancy a gentle drive up there?!
Do you have a link on where to register for the charge pass? Thanks!
chargemap.com/
how many kilometers can citroen ami last for a steep route like this?
I’ve done a video about this exact subject which will be out in a weeks time!
@@MeandMonAmi nice :) loves from ankara
Is Mr. Boo French? 🤔
No he just does a good impression!
Too slow
Total stupid box on wheels.
We love it!
@@MeandMonAmi As do I. That car is how I found the channel.