Last business lunch with Ismael

Me, Youcef, Naim and Ismael have a nice tradition of business lunches. Let’s us all get away from the daily grind once every couple of weeks. Today was a sad day, as it was to be the last business lunch with our big friend Ismael, who’s heading off to Dublin. Good for him (he gets to join his darling Sarah), a loss for us.

It was really a last-minute lunch, since I was literally taking Ismael to the airport after the lunch (he arrived at Saint-Laurent du Var train station with his bags ‘n all. We picked a restaurant near the train station more or less at random – and ended up in La Busca. Not a bad choice, as it turned out. The place had a lively, busy atmosphere, almost more befitting California, than the Cote d’Azur. The food was pretty decent, too. The Italian lady who was chatting up Naim non-stop provided the entertainment.

And the, it was time to take Ismael to the airport. WE hope to see him soon again, either here on the Cote d’Azur, or perhaps in Dublin ?