Rent-a-Lotus

Posted On February 2, 2011

I spent my last morning in Nice of this trip strolling the promenade and the Old Town, and soaking up some warmth ahead of the trip back.  I had a beer at Divino’s bar in Dalpozzo Street, an old favourite.  Then for lunch I had a ham and cheese sandwich at Chez Michel, my local bistro.  It consisted of half a baguette, split and buttered, and filled with huge quantities of ham and Emmental cheese. Superb.  In between a Lotus pulled up at a corner beside me, and when the driver saw me admiring it, he opened the window and shouted in French “You can hire this.”  Then as the lights changed he dropped a card on the pavement for me and sped away.  Hmm, Lotus hire by the day?  I wonder if there are roads nearby to drive it on?