Sunday Dinner (late snack):
Yesterday the beach we ended the day on was the one in front of R.'s recently acquired beach cottage. R. is a french friend of my father's who recently arrived in Portugal to take up residence there and spend his semi-retirement watching the sun set over the ocean. As my dad also moved to Portugal after his retirement it made me wonder where I might live in the future. Setting aside the fact that I probably won't be able to afford to retire until I'm 90, I do wonder where Fianna and I might move to next. It's strange that many people (mainly city dwellers) feel the need to retire in a different place to where they may have spent most of their working lives (maybe its part of putting work behind you). Lets look at my options:
- Pain des fleurs
- Tome de brebis aux orties
- Roquefort
- Crottin de chèvre
- Eau
Yesterday the beach we ended the day on was the one in front of R.'s recently acquired beach cottage. R. is a french friend of my father's who recently arrived in Portugal to take up residence there and spend his semi-retirement watching the sun set over the ocean. As my dad also moved to Portugal after his retirement it made me wonder where I might live in the future. Setting aside the fact that I probably won't be able to afford to retire until I'm 90, I do wonder where Fianna and I might move to next. It's strange that many people (mainly city dwellers) feel the need to retire in a different place to where they may have spent most of their working lives (maybe its part of putting work behind you). Lets look at my options:
- Strasbourg or York (where I grew up). I'm pretty sure I would have a hard time convincing Fianna to move to either of those
- Préfailles (place of my holidays): A little too much family for everyday life
- Los Angeles: Very far from Europe and still a big city full of cars
- Ardèche or Drôme: A bit too close to Fianna's ex
- Dordogne: A bit too close to my ex
- Lisbon: Too portuguese
- London: Not since Brexit
- Tel Aviv: Not until the the palestinian issue is resolved
- New York: Too expensive and too late
It seems I'm stuck in Paris arguably the most beautiful city in the world with the best food and, hopefully, by the time I retire all ICE vehicles (#10) will have been banned from the city and it will have clean air and noiseless streets (save for the sounds of birds).
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