Dear Members,
For the July lunch on Thursday 17th I am proposing something different.
It's an outing and comes as a package.
Exhibition + Lunch
We will go to Monaco to the Exhibition at the GRIMALDI FORUM called this year : Couleur! Chefs-d'œuvre du Centre Pompidou (more about it below) and then on to lunch locally.
Travel
The idea is to take the 600 bus from Menton at 09h40 (next one at 10h will be too late). I will myself catch it at St John's bus stop. We get off at Place des Moulins Monaco at about 10h15.
From there we can get a lift that takes us down to the Forum. A little walking is involved through a cool corridor. The Forum is across the road. You can also make your own way there.
Exhibition at Grimaldi Forum
Meeting Point is inside the Forum near ticket office to receive your ticket from me.
We need to start the visit at 10h30. This is NOT a guided visit. If you wish to get an audioguide you need to organise it yourself. As the rooms are air-conditioned at a very low temperature for optimum conservation of the works on display, it is recommended to bring something to cover your shoulders.
The visit will last about 1h30.
If you tell me by the 29th of June that you are interested, I can get you entrance at half price €7 per person. After that date I might be able to get you in for €11.
Lunch at Pulcinella
Then we meet up again in the foyer to make our way to the restaurant.
PULCINELLA is a friendly Italian restaurant and a small distance by foot from the Forum.
Lunch is at 12h30 in an air-conditioned room.
There is an interesting Formula at lunchtime for €26 per person.
This includes a starter (no choice), a choice of main course (meat, fish, pasta or pizza of the day). We will only find out on the day what is on the menu. The formula includes a glass of wine and a coffee.
Anything else is extra.
Everyone will pay for their own meal at the restaurant individually.
Return Travel
After lunch everyone is free to do as they please. The 600 bus back to Menton runs roughly every 15mns and can get quite busy as it comes from Nice.
So if you book with me by 29th June, the package will cost you €33.
Any reserved ticket for the exhibition is due to me (exact amount please) and is not cancellable.
I do not take money for the lunch. You pay at the restaurant directly.
Before you book, bear in mind that this is an outing that involves 2 bus journeys, walking around the exhibition rooms, and walking from Forum to Restaurant and back to bus stop. It can be tiring and it will be hot outdoors.
Now, more about the exhibition.
It's called Colours! Masterpieces from the Pompidou Centre.
It is an exhibition devoted to a modern history of colour through major 20th century masterpieces from the Pompidou Centre collection.
For more information in English, click here
I look forward to hearing from you before the 29th.
Best Regards,