4.21.08
I brought the biggest, densest book that’s come into my possession lately, hoping it would last the trip. I just finished it and now I’ve got nothing. Shantaram, very good book, not quite a great book, though I kept thinking it would be. I stayed in a fantastic hotel last night, I don’t think there was a shower in the whole establishment, and worst bed I’ve ever need, and I’ve used a few in my day. Now I’m gliding through the French Riviera towards Nice. I still haven’t swum in the Mediterranean, that I can remember ( I have, I just can’t remember) so perhaps the beaches of Nice it is.
The whole region towards the Spanish Border was better than I expected. Rocky, barren, vineyards, flamingos. What’s not to love. The Riviera is pretty awesome too, exactly as you expect it to be.