I have a few more write-ups on my trip to Europe in August. The stop after Luxembourg City and a day trip to Trier, Germany was Reims, France in the Champagne region.
My ride from Luxembourg City to Reims
Arriving at the Reims train station very close to my hotel.
Left my luggage at the hotel and wandered around.
And lunch!!
The neighborhood of Luxembourg City I am staying in is called Bonnevoie just southeast of the central station. The morning after I arrived, I went out in search of breakfast and grocery.
Empty streets everywhere. Sunday morning it was but I believe it has more to do with the very small population of the city.
Where I was planning to get breakfast. Closed for the summer of course.
Very good pain au chocolat. The rhubarb quiche was unexpectedly too sweet.
Off to the local supermarket, Cactus.
Luxembourg wines
And bubblies
On the way back along a different route.
After enjoying the day in Grasse, I hopped on a local bus to reach my final destination of my recent trip in France, an airport hotel next to the Nice Airport.
My ride
The view from my hotel room. The ocean, an airfield and palm trees. OK for an airport hotel!
The next morning at the airport. This is new. Maybe set up after the terror attack in Nice almost a year before? A similar one is apparently set up on the Promenade where it happened.
Breakfast in the airport lounge.
My ride to Paris
Bye bye France ♡
On the final proper day in France during my visit back in June, I had made plans to go up to Grasse to see an English/Scottish couple I know from work.
Situated about 20 km. north of Cannes, I had been to Grasse on a few occasions to eat but always only to go to the restaurant and straight back. I was looking forward to do a proper visit.
After having done one meeting in Cannes, I was picked up by my friends and we drove up to Grasse.
Before reaching the town center, we stopped by Molinard’s perfumery/perfume museum, Grasse being famous for its perfumes.
Scenes from around the town center including a stop at the Fragonard Museum.
My friend Kathy recommended me this book (and which was made into a film) which takes place in Grasse. We found it as a display in a shop.
Time for lunch. Great food.
An after-lunch stroll.
And found a cat!
Wanted to go into the cathedral but there was a wedding going and we were not allowed in or so we thought but we probably could have gone in. It was a beggar at the entrance that was “guarding” the church from people entering.
Time to hit the road.
My annual trip to Cannes, France lasted from Monday to Friday during the first week of June this year. On a couple of the days I wasn’t exactly feeling well so skipped dinner and just sat around in my apartment at night after doing a series of meetings during the day.
The convention at the Palais des Festivals
Lovely lunch on the beach on Tuesday with a German friend
Tuesday dinner with Chinese friends
Relaxing lunch meeting on Wednesday with an American friend
More lunch meeting on Thursday with an American lawyer couple
Retail therapy thrown in inbetween meetings
The general view during the day
My first ever soft-serve in Cannes. I shall make it an annual thing. It was good.
A friendly early evening meeting on Thursday with a lovely bottle of rose by Ott shared with a Finnish friend in my apartment.
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