Hi Betty,

Nice that we might get to meet you. Although we have booked, it will not be a certainty until next Feb. So many ways to use vacation, so little time and money!

But David is surprisingly excited about this one, so we'll see. Any ideas about pre-cruise? I'm thinking either: a couple of days just in Nice; a few days in Provence just on our own; or a few days in Paris before flying to Nice. David's never been to Paris, and my experience is old and not very great--I admit in the old days I was always intimidated by France (being a Canadian they expect me to actually speak French instead of just knowing a few words), but my times in FP have helped with that, strangely.

Post-cruise, if we have one, will be a few days by car out of Heathrow, perhaps to the West Country or Wales.