I Sat Next To Brigitte Bardot On The Bus In Nice

Photograph Source: Arquivo Nacional – Public Domain

Okay, no. I did NOT sit next to the late French actress, Brigette Bardot. But it very easily could have been her.

I was there on holiday with a group which included my partner, family and friends. After an excursion we took to a monastery in the back country, we decided to take a local bus back down to the city. As it was crowded, I took a seat in the back and I happened to sit next to an elegant, elderly white French lady.

In my mind’s memory...