Another month, another update...

So. The last couple of months have been full of pretending to be a grown up, pretty much.

I'm now vaccinated with all the vaccines one could ever want - I have had jabs for tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, polio, Hep B, measles, mumps and rubella. I am basically immune to everything in the world, now. (Except those things they don't have vaccines for. There are a surprising number of these. Clearly we need more medical researchers working on this stuff. Get cracking, people!)

I have had an apparently long overdue smear test - one of the benefits of moving around a lot is that invitations for regular medical checkups can't find you. It was as much fun as you'd expect.


I have had blood tests to a) check the vaccinations worked and b) see whether my internal organs are functioning properly and that my arteries aren't all clogged up and the like - somewhat to my surprise, all is well.

I have an appointment tomorrow to check out some teeny tiny lumps and bumps that shouldn't be there; this will, hopefully, turn out to be nothing - but I'm now working on the basis that it's better to check and be sure, while I'm being all medicalised and stuff.

And lastly, some slightly bigger news, which I've mentioned to some of you, but not all: I'm about to start a new job in a new town in a new country, so this blog will soon be shutting down (again...) - as will (at least temporarily) my jewellery and web-design work. My jewellery and web-design stuff will hopefully come back once I work out the tax situation and legal registration stuff I'll need to do in the new place, but given the somewhat location-specific nature of the blog, it probably needs to stay closed once I move.

I'll think about this some more and let you know what I decide - if you've got strong views, do let me know in the comments! And if you want me to let you know if/when I start a blog in the new place, let me know that, too, and I'll drop you a line once I'm a bit more settled.

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Irish pub in Nice - Nice's finest (only?) gastropub

I know I've mentioned this before, but if you're looking for an Irish pub in Nice, I highly recommend the Snug. They do probably the best Sunday roast lunch I've ever had - certainly the best I've found outside the UK - and on finding out we're moving on soon, they gave us glasses of fizz to say good luck. You have to love people who would do that!

The Snug is at 22 Rue Droite, in the centre of the Old Town in Nice - if you're passing, do drop in for a drink, at least!

Also, if you're a museum type person, just up the road from the Snug there's a really well restored 17th century mansion, the Palais Lascaris which is well worth a look if you're at all interested in tapestries and/or musical instruments. I've got some photos from when I visited that I'm hoping to put up sometime soon. (Really, genuinely intend to. When I can find time to sort through them...)

Sunday Roast at The Snug, Nice
A picture of Sunday lunch at the Snug from last year - I didn't have my camera today...

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Winter on the Cote d'Azur

I know some of my readers don't live in places quite as blessed by good weather as down here, so as I was walking round Nice today, I thought I might take some photos for you.

These photos start in Nice Port, then we go to Place Garibaldi, then along the new park that's been created to replace the hideous monstrosity that was the old bus station, along the beach and back to the port. The last couple are of Villefranche, where we stopped for a drink by the beach on the way home. Enjoy!

Note: If any of you are reading this on a mobile device, this is a very image heavy post - it might be better to wait until you get home!


Nice port:

Port de Nice

Port de Nice


Place Garibaldi:


Place Garibaldi

Place Garibaldi

Place Garibaldi

Tram line:

Tramway


Promenade du Paillon (a huge improvement on the old bus station!)

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade des Anglais and the beach in Nice:

Nice beach

Nice beach

Nice beach

Nice beach

Nice beach

Nice beach


Every time I see this little building, I think it should be refurbed and turned into a seafood restaurant:

Nice beach


On the way round the point towards the port:

On the point round to the port

On the point round to the port

On the point round to the port

On the point round to the port

On the point round to the port


War memorials:

War memorial

War memorial - 1870 war


Dog drinking from a water fountain. Took him a while to get the hang of it, but then he was set!

Dog drinking from a water fountain


Nice Port:

Nice Port

Nice Port

Nice Port

Boats moored


This is the boat I want to try and buy when I win the lottery. I adore it!

Boat I'm going to buy when I win the lottery


Villefranche:

Villefranche Beach

Villefranche Beach

Villefranche Beach

Villefranche Beach

Villefranche Beach

Villefranche Beach

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