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Sanary sur Mer

Yesterday I led the National Rust party to Sanary, a small town on the sea between the two great ports of Toulon and Marseilles. It was colonised by Aldous Huxley and Cyril Connolly and Cybille Bedford who wrote a rather good memoir of her upbringing there called Jigsaw. We decided to take the [...]

April 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

2 museums and a pottery

Yesterday I had to take time off the main group to see the Leger museum, Modoura pottery and Bonnard museum as preparation for a curative tour for travel agents Andrew Fyne later in the year. There were a number of logistical considerations, a private tour out of hours, a local guide, restaurants [...]

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ touristy restaurants

The description of a restaurant as ‘touristy’ is often used by locals to mean expensive or poor food and certainly a place they would not visit. I do not always think this fair nor conversely that local restaurants are always the best either. 3 restaurants I am reviewing today might be [...]

April 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Picasso Museum Antibes

Yesterday I took the National Rust party to the Picasso museum in Antibes. It is housed in the Grimaldi castle which Picasso was given as a studio for 6 months after the war and in appreciation gave some 26 of his works. Jacqueline Picasso gave some more in 1990 and now the museum has 246 pieces [...]

April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 3 Aston Villa 1

With four successive wins following the victory over Aston Villa Fulham are in the play-off berths. Rather like a well-timed run in a horse race, we were stuck in the mid group but when we challenged in the last few lengths we hit the leaders with momentum. One of the features of this run is that [...]

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

A dove called Pierre

The late sun was hot and its setting over the Baie des Anges a picture of vivid yellows, blues and pinks, the sea a palette of royal and light blue and we enjoyed a glass of champagne to celebrate the promotion of Brighton and victory of Fulham. An idyll except we became increasingly concerned by [...]

April 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

A Natural/ Ron Raisin

A Natural by Ron Raisin is hardly a typical book on football. It features life in the lower reaches of the League and a gay young footballer, Tom Pearman, who was a precocious talent as a kid but descended down the leagues. From the footballing perspective I found it interesting but Melanie Gay, on [...]

April 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Nice update

Michel De Vacri There was a possibility that yesterday if the results went our way OGM NIce would be top of the Ligue Une. Sadly league leaders Monaco beat Dijon 2-1 with a late goal from Falcoa though we won 3-1 over Nancy. We are certain of third place, the first such finish for 41 years , and [...]

April 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Norwich 1 Fulham 3

Football fans are hypocritical creatures. Take the play-offs. Last season I commiserated with Ivan that his beloved Brighton should have to play against Sheffield Wednesday in the play-offs as they were 15 points and 4 places above them to determine promotion and they lost. This season Brighton are [...]

April 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

There are advantages and disadvantages to revisiting the same place. The advantages are in knowing a place you settle in quicker and know where to go. The disadvantages are the lack of that new sensation of experiencing something for the first time!!! There is a second more subtle one that in [...]

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

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