22.46
Hotel le Modest, Menton.
Rising at 03.30.
Into the KevinMobile punctually at 04.45…
… arriving Birmingham airport c. 05.30. Long check-in queues, taking about an hour. To the lounge and our Monarch flight c. 07.45…
Not quite the royalty of airlines, and the smallest distance between seats I can recall. But acceptably empty.
Landing Nice c. 10.30 I…
II...
Into the MentonMobile…
… and straight to the bank for T to deal with money transfers on her re-vibrated property affairs, then to the property office.
Lunch c. 12.10 in the Square under the new l’Apartement Minxie…
… with serenading from accordion and electric guitar. The guitarist had an eclectic repertoire, but when he launched into Hotel California it was clear that, imaginatively, he was living the dream.
To Hotel le Modest c. 14.55 I…
II...
The hotel receptionist denied having received our two bags, kindly delivered by the property agent an hour earlier. Calls made, and returning from the room to reception: there were the bags, the undelivered bags, awaiting collection in the dining room. ? A Gallic shrug.
Catnap and off to two of our Menton haunts, ‘Ello Robert…
… and the Hotel Westminster…
A new Japanese restaurant has opened, close to Hotel le Modest, and provided tasty dining.
Gentling c. 19.00.
Hotel le Modest, Menton.
Rising at 03.30.
Into the KevinMobile punctually at 04.45…
… arriving Birmingham airport c. 05.30. Long check-in queues, taking about an hour. To the lounge and our Monarch flight c. 07.45…
Not quite the royalty of airlines, and the smallest distance between seats I can recall. But acceptably empty.
Landing Nice c. 10.30 I…
II...
Into the MentonMobile…
… and straight to the bank for T to deal with money transfers on her re-vibrated property affairs, then to the property office.
Lunch c. 12.10 in the Square under the new l’Apartement Minxie…
… with serenading from accordion and electric guitar. The guitarist had an eclectic repertoire, but when he launched into Hotel California it was clear that, imaginatively, he was living the dream.
To Hotel le Modest c. 14.55 I…
II...
The hotel receptionist denied having received our two bags, kindly delivered by the property agent an hour earlier. Calls made, and returning from the room to reception: there were the bags, the undelivered bags, awaiting collection in the dining room. ? A Gallic shrug.
Catnap and off to two of our Menton haunts, ‘Ello Robert…
… and the Hotel Westminster…
A new Japanese restaurant has opened, close to Hotel le Modest, and provided tasty dining.
Gentling c. 19.00.
