Stuck in the French Riviera
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| 09:59 UK time, Monday, 19 April 2010
Well it has certainly been an interesting few days since I last submitted a blog: went out of the , I agreed to stay on and appear on Good Morning Scotland the next day. Woke up on Thursday morning - dialled in to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland only to hear the studio discussing the fact that Scotland was a !
So I - along with Britain's top tennis writers, have been stuck here in (a good base for people who can't afford - about 6 km away) trying to work out how to get home.
Three bold adventurers left on Friday morning, thinking they'd hire a Mercedes to drive to . When they turned up all that was left was a Renault Clio! But 24 hours later they were in - and we were still sitting wondering what to do.
Many people are in far worse situations around the world, but it is still quite stressful - spending all day every day trying to devise a cunning plan to get out of here. I have a bridesmaid dress fitting in on Friday that I have to get to! (Oh yes, and presenting Sportsound on Thursday of course... that's important too...)
Anyway, it appears we may have a breakthrough. We plan to get the first available TGV - which is on Wednesday - from to , the Eurostar from Lille to - then I will finally say 'a bientot' to the London based press and get the sleeper from Euston back to Glasgow.
So a 24 hour journey ahead, but it does make you appreciate how we've come to take for granted the idea that 'the world is a village'. I will kiss the ground in Glasgow when I get home. The French Riviera is okay, but there's no place like home.
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At 22nd Apr 2010, paolopablo wrote:Annie just behind you out of sight should be a wee floating platform. I know cos last time I was there i swam out to it (with a cocktail or three inside me) and then sat on it knackered for an hour wonderin how the hell I was gonna get back.......
........Just cos I used to be a good swimmer when I was 13...
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At 29th Apr 2010, Teena wrote:SORRY you were stuck here! everyone was in the same boat......shame I didn't know or I would have invited you up for a scrummy Mentonaise dinner at our house.hope you got home safe!
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