Author Archives: John

Princess Grace and I

Posted on October 12, 2012 by John

Just bumped in to Princess Grace of Monaco at the Villa Rothschild in Cap Ferrat. Oops! Sorry, the princess is no longer with us. In fact it was Nicole Kidman, who is playing Princess Grace in the film of that … Continue reading →

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Plus ca change

Posted on October 11, 2012 by John

Today we climbed to the top of the old castle hill. The castle is long gone but the views are spectacular. Went to the museum of modern art. Amazing building and contents. Here’s a picture of Nice port.

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France encore

Posted on October 10, 2012 by John

Fantastic meal in a little side street. Bresaola among tasty starters then a shoulder of lamb. Yum!

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La Belly France

Posted on October 10, 2012 by John

We’re in France and already eating lots of lovely food, thus the title! We flew into Nice with friends Bob and Julie yesterday. It was raining and cool at Luton airport and warm and sunny in Nice. We’ve rented an … Continue reading →

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England

Posted on October 7, 2012 by John

Hi all This is me at Duxford with my friend Martin and a lovely Spitfire – MH 434. We’ve been having fun in England and the weather has been really good for October sunny and mostly in the mid teens.

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