Madonna Summer: Miami, 2004

Once again in Miami, once again in August, once again on tour.

Madonna Summer: Miami, 2001

Another pause from a world tour (this time the Drowned World Tour 2001), this time to spend her birthday with Guy, rocking the boat and catching some sun. Love the bikini!

Madonna Summer: French Riviera, 1987

Once again, the French Riviera and a tour. However, this was a temporary time off, taken during M's visit to Nice, during her first worldwide stage event, the Who's That Girl Tour.
The next stop would be the final one, in Italy.

Old-time pal Debi Mazar joined M for some Summer fun and it was the first time I saw her in holiday mode, back in those days ("wow, she digs the sea as well!").

As I was going through these pics, I just couldn't resist doing the "then and now" thing... ;)

Madonna Summer: Antibes, 2011

Speaking of jet skiing... who's driving now, huh?






August 25, 2011: holiday in Antibes, France,
taking some time off from the recording sessions.

Madonna Summer: French Riviera, 1990

After the most grueling tour she experienced at the time, M could finally lay back and enjoy something she rarely had: time off!

Having Nice as Blond Ambition's last stop, the Queen and her entourage stayed in for a few more days and set the French Riviera on fire with a bit of X for X-tra fuuun!

Some of those moments were immortalized in Truth or Dare and remain as one of our favorite Madonna Summer moments.

Summer holidays!

What better reason for being absent from the blogosphere than a well deserved pause for Summer holidays?

Just came back from a wonderful 9-days stay in Praia da Luz, Algarve, with all its bright Sun and crystalline sea. The perfect setting to wish Madonna one hell of a HAPPY 53th BIRTHDAY!

Me in Algarve

M in Antibes