The Countess

This was shot at our B&B.

Left the house at 11.00 for the drive to the airport.  Parked at a parking facility nearby (not at Schiphol as that would have cost us enough to pay for a one-way ticket to Gibraltar) and were on time at the gate.  Arrived in Nice exactly on schedule, then took the train to St. Raphael at the Cote d'Azur because that's where the Countess lives.  She picked us up and drove us to our lodgings.  After the initial exchange of gifts, she drove us to her house for dinner -- boeuf bourgignon and sans rival plus wine.

Can't exactly describe how we were feeling but we were both happy to see each other again.  Very tired, though, in more ways than one, and the weather was crappy -- wet, windy, and almost freezing.