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Tag Archives: France
Monkey in a motorhome (Rousse)
With my sister at the wheel of our motorhome, we were driving south through France to the drop off my niece A and her partner D at a ski resort. It was a wonder that we weren’t killed en route. … Continue reading
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Tagged bleeding, blood, death, France, home, monkey, motor, motor-home, motorhome, niece, partner, sister, ski
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Butter rent and Alice the drunk in medieval France (Rousse)
I arrived in medieval France very late for the third year of my degree programme. All of my fellow students had arrived on time and already found cheap accommodation. I pitied them, sleeping sardine-fashion along the gutters of the village … Continue reading
A return to University after lockdown (Rousse)
I was so excited to be returning to university after the pandemic lockdown, and very much looking forward to seeing my 4th year friends. Of course, we all ‘saw’ GK on a regular basis now that he was famous. Usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Biggar, Boris Johnson, famous, France, lecture, lockdown, Nine Mile Burn, pandemic, pharmacy, reunion, university
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Belle and Aitch on the ball
I tried to buy cigarettes in Paris but got distracted by lavender and mango bath salts which cost €52.50. Later the rapper Aitch and I started a wildly successful YouTube channel (‘On The Ball’) in which we taught each other … Continue reading
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Tagged Aitch, bath salts, football, France, lavender, mango, Paris, YouTube
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A sacrilegious faux pas in France (Rousse)
“Let’s go,” I said, “I’ve had enough of this ridiculous Catholic tourist trap”. I spoke rather too loudly, clearly upsetting many of the faithful who were visiting this French holy site of pilgrimage. I back-tracked in admitting that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged candle, cathedral, catholic, cave, faux pas, France, holy, pilgrimage, sacrilegious, site, tourist, trap
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Lost underwear in Lyon (Rousse)
I joined a French language trip for school children, with RG as my companion. Our base was Nantes. We also took up the option of a side-trip to Lyon. The latter was a big mistake. When RG checked us out … Continue reading
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Tagged cliff, France, hotel, lighthouse, lost, Lyon, mother, Nantes, sister, station, tourism, train, underwear
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Diamond disappointment (Rousse)
Three decades after graduating with our first degrees, several of my peers were once more taking rooms on campus. I had two sets of accommodation to organise: (1) at the University of Birmingham; (2) in France. In Birmingham I showed … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, diamond, disappointment, France, glass, university
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Secrets between friends (Rousse)
DJ and AJ had supposedly downsized to a modern house on the mainland. When we visited their new place, however, we found that they were now living in a gorgeous mansion furnished almost entirely with Chinese antiques. We had clearly … Continue reading
A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)
Thirty years on I rediscovered the dark-haired Italian man with whom I had been friendly in France in the 1980s. Now working as a professional clown, he lived on the French riviera in a small apartment that offered wonderful views of … Continue reading
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