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an unpleasant incident

Yesterday I intended to travel to Golfe Juan to meet some old friends of my parents for a lunch. I was rather worried about taking a tram for the first time to the station and Sebastian kindly offered to meet me at the stop to explain how the ticket machine works. As I get up early I had time to [...]

April 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

Lunch at Blue Beach

Sometimes – often actually – the simple pleasures in life are the best. Yesterday I met Sebastian, a former soldier who decided to make a new life for himself in Nice, and who always has been helpful in advising on Niocis matters. He is our man on the ground and my pleasure to invite [...]

April 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Easter Monday / Nice

Whilst it rains back home, here the sun shines brightly till 7.30 pm. On a Monday the fruit and flower market of the Cours Saleya is replaced by a broccante, a flea market. Personally, having to stroll through a crowded flea market is my idea of hell, but as my guest enjoys it so much so that I [...]

April 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

St John Passion/ Bach

I must admit I am no fan of Church choral music. Perhaps it’s my own religion or perhaps it’s the discomfort of a church. However as it was a Good Friday I was happy to muck in with the National Rust team in a visit to the Bach oratorio St John Passion at the Nice Opera House. This time I was [...]

April 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nice-not nice to walk/easyJet/internet

Given the Promenade des Anglais, it’s ironic that I should believe that Nice is not an agreeable place to walk. The pavements are too narrow, you take your life in your hands on a pedestrian crossing and the scooters are about as accommodating as Stukas. I like to stroll best in the section [...]

March 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Cours Saleya market

You might be surprised to the answer to the question “What part of Nice do I enjoy the best ? It’s not the Promenade Des Anglais which can be tacky and scabrous in the middle section where peddlers and worse gather. It’s not the Chateau which has a lovely park with breathtaking views but [...]

March 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

When I’m sixty four

I have a paradoxical view of birthdays. On one hand I am unconcerned about age. I don’t feel either my age nor my mortality, possibly as I nearly lost it 18 years ago with a terrible illness out of nowhere. I can never understand people who lie about age, my dear mother went as far as to ink out [...]

March 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nice

The advance party left a cold and blustery Sussex yesterday early morning and within 5 hours we were enjoying the Royal Sea Food platter in Nice’s finest fish restaurant. The party comprised myself, Daffers and her p/a,  a French lady called Valerie. Valerie had immediately established her [...]

March 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Internet – blessing or curse?

A discussion we oldies often have on the Rust is how we cope in the digital age. A friend of mine put it rather well “Our generation has had to go from nothing to word for windows overnight,” I regard it all as a challenge. When it goes well I get a certain feeling of pride but when [...]

March 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Hell of a journey

Yesterday I had a re-arranged dinner with my godson and his mother in Wimbledon. Our first planned dinner fell right in the middle of the blizzards that brought the country to a stand still when you were advised not to make your journey unless strictly necessary. We rescheduled for last night and I [...]

March 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

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