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Category Archives: France

Monte Carlo Open Monday

April 11, 2023by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Things I learned I did watch some players practicing Monday, especially Sinner but also saw Dimitrov, Novak, and doubles players. After watching the practices, I watched Cressy/Berrettini (Cressy was funneling […]

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Monte Carlo Open Sunday

April 10, 2023by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

I attended the Monte Carlo Open, ATP 1000 for the first time yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time, […]

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AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days

April 9, 2023by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]

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Perpignan, France

October 23, 2022by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

October 23, 2022 Just over the Spanish border en route to Barcelona Today we are driving to Barcelona from Avignon. We said good bye to Avignon this morning and to […]

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Les Baux de Provence

October 23, 2022by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

October 23, 2023 Somewhere between Avignon and the French Spanish border. Yesterday we drove to Les Beaux France which is officially (1999) one of the most beautiful villages in France. […]

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Saint-Remy-de-Provence

October 21, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today was a bit rainy and a bit slow but a lot of fun. Sidney and I went to the market halle while Sonya […]

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Pont du Gard & Arles

October 21, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Yesterday my cousins Sidney, Sonya and I visited the Pont du Gard and the city of Arles. Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct […]

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Dentelles de Montmirail and Gigondas, Vaucluse, Provence

October 19, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Wednesday October 19, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today, Day 4 of the Cousins 2022 Trip, Sidney, Sonya and I went hiking, visited the village of Gigondas and went to a […]

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Avignon: Palais des Papes & Walking the City Walls

October 18, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Tuesday October 18, 2022 Avignon, France Today started with a trip to the market hall and grocery store. The market was interesting and we bought delicious bread, some nice apples […]

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Girona!

October 17, 2022by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

October 17, 2022 Cousins’ Trip Day 2, Girona, Spain Monday we toured Girona, Spain. We started by crossing the Eiffel Bridge a red bridge that is picturesque and also has […]

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Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!

July 21, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 4 Comments

Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]

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Bordeaux Champion & Avoir Bordeaux, Hola Espana

July 20, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France Sue Bartlett and I played the 60s final today and finally played on Court 1, which was a good court! We were the 4th match after 9am (and […]

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Doubles Champions; Singles Final Saturday

July 19, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France It was another lovely day in Bordeaux. Sue Bartlett and I were rescheduled to the 6th match after 8:30 (not before 2pm)…we got on around 5pm. We played […]

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Bordeaux Thursday; Singles Success; Slippery Clay!

July 18, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Bordeaux, France I played my second round robin match today against Carmen Lang, who just won the Spanish closed nationals in the 60s. We were the 2nd match after 11am […]

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Bordeaux Doubles Day

July 17, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Bordeaux, France Today was a pretty relaxing one since I only had one doubles match, 2nd match on court 9 after 2pm. We started around 3:30 or so I think […]

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Traveling…

July 17, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Bordeaux, France, Wednesday (WiFi was down Tuesday….) After a long weekend watching my nephew getting married (The Carmel Mission Church is beautiful as was the wedding), I drove to SFO. […]

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USIC Tennis Presidents’ Cup

September 9, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

The International Club (IC) is a tennis organization originally founded by the United States and Great Britain…today it consists of about 30 countries. It’s a way for mostly high level […]

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Beuvron-En-Auge and Seeing Caen

September 6, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Cabourg, Normandy, France, Thursday Morning August 6, 2018 Good morning! Yesterday was a busy one…tennis, sight-seeing, meeting up with IC friends and dinner. It was a drizzly Wednesday, but on […]

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Cabourg, Normandy, France,

September 4, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Cabourg, Normandy, France, September 4, 2018 It was back to tennis today for Erika and me. We had a long practice session (focusing on serves). I then introduced Erika to […]

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Paris to Rouen to Cabourg (Normandy)

September 4, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Tuesday September 4, Cabourg, Normandy, France Monday we left Paris after renting a car and buying the obligatory baguette in Paris. First stop was Rouen, a little over an hour […]

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Paris! Bon Jour and Au Revoir

September 2, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Champs d”Elysee ✔️ Eiffel Tower at night ✔️ Notre Dame at sunset ✔️ Arc d’Triomphe 7 Walk to Roland Garros ✔️ Bois de Boulogne ✔️ Moules Frites ✔️ Carrot Salad […]

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When Air Travel Goes Awry

July 20, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Today started off well. I woke up early and went to the club to run wind sprints. I almost didn’t since I was supposed to get to Frankfurt at 4pm […]

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Bordeaux Doubles Success

July 20, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Lyn Mortimer and I played the 2nd seeds in the doubles yesterday and won 61 61, but the match was a bit closer than that score would indicate. We had […]

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Bordeaux Champion (not Champignon) in Three Sets

July 18, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Today was all tennis in Bordeaux (as opposed to other days which were 90% tennis). I played Lyn Mortimer from Australia (whom I played in the Essen final). In France, […]

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Wednesday Final

July 17, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

The Bordeaux tournament doesn’t fool around..Lyn Mortimer (Australia) and I are already into the singles final, and afterwards will play doubles together. I played Sylvie from France today. She’s a […]

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Bordeaux Monday, Fast Start

July 16, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

The 8th Annual Villa Primrose ITF Grade A Seniors Tournament began Monday July 16th.

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Bordeaux!

July 15, 2018by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

My third and last tournament on this trip starts tomorrow at the Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. I flew early to Bordeaux from Barcelona on Vueling, a discount Spanish airline. The […]

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Saturday Success in Spain

July 15, 2018by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

The Barcelona tournament came to an end yesterday, with finals played in most divisions followed by an awards ceremony. I won my singles over Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and was […]

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Paris!

December 5, 2017by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

I arrived in Paris early Monday after a couple of uneventful flights (the best kind). I took the bus from the airport…in retrospect I’d advise the train, I always forget […]

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Giant Sand Dune, Medieval Church

July 26, 2017by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Sunday morning, Erin Boynton, her daughter Hannah and I packed up our rental car, thankfully left our nightmare of a rented apartment and took off for the Dune of Pilat. […]

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