New Address

That's it: we're finally installed in 6 rue des Cordiers. The place is still topsy-turvy, but we have the basic amenities (minus the instant boiling water in the toilet cistern). It's been a long haul, and there is still a long way to go, but setting out for the morning baguette from the new address was satisfyingly symbolic.

Still trying to get a 'carte vitale', though. The latest missive from their Nice office politely refused me cover on the grounds that I was asking for a health insurance for the 'Territoire Monégasque'. Apart from the mystery surrounding a residence I didn't know about, it is interesting to note that the French government seems to dislike the Monaco government's description of their own country as 'Principauté de Monaco'.

Olivier's sure touch with anything internet came into play last night. I couldn't get our internet radio to link to the French wifi we have installed. After his intervention, I was able to pick up Radio Cymru loud and clear, as if standing outside their studios in Lôn Meirion in Bangor.