Oh my goodness gracious 😂 👍! What a fabulous story, what a crazy cat that George Bennett was 🔥, kudos to you 👏 🥂 brilliantly edited & narrated , so entertaining, I subscribed to your channel in a jiffy ! I’ve just been to Beaulieu sur Mer, stayed at a fabulous place and enjoyed every moment of my time there. I’ll be back for sure ...

@MrBoo1983

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Brilliant! I’ve been using that name for decades- belated thanks for enlightening me Tim!

@MeandMonAmi

9 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

This was fabulous! I love the story and the clips you inserted and the beautiful views. Well done I think I will watch it again.

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. So glad you enjoyed.

Great story!!!

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

This video was wonderful! Gordon Bennett sounded like a true rapscallion of a man

@MeandMonAmi

Жыл бұрын

Yes probably best observed from a distance!

What a guy!

Thoroughly enjoyed the film, complete with wonderful photos and fun editing.

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff.

Oh what a DIVINE video! We’re leaving Australia to move to St Jean Cap Ferrat next month so I’ve been watching a LOT of content on the Cote d’Azur. This is by far the most useful and intriguing content I’ve found on KZread, you’re wonderful, thank you 🙏🏼❤️

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zelda! Hope you have a lovely time down here. Please spread the word if you can.

Beautifly done ! Love to watch your vlogs. I must confess find you channel very helpfull to my english language learning for a begginer student as i am. Sense, pronunciation and the way you speak I admire. Just wanna say: Thank you for that.

@MeandMonAmi

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Great episode. Loved the amount of detail in the story.

@MeandMonAmi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob

My questions have all been answered with stylish, comedic aplomb. Loving your work Tim! ❤️

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sophie. So nice to hear!

So funny to read this, I have visited Beaulieu more than once and couldn't believe when I came on a sign saying Gordan Bennet!! I immediately could hear Del Boy saying " Gordon Bennet"! Great to hear the backstory !

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

They should have done a Only Fools And Horses in Beaulieu!

@kathleenhoward1785

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,it would have been up there with the episode in Monaco in Cafe de Parìs!

This is fantastic Tim!

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Janell!

Wow, this is great, a real uplift. Made me homesick though. Thanks for the research and great filming.

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

Thanks Tim, great little bit of education presented with wonderful style. Really miss BSM, so added bonus seeing you parade around some of the area's charms. What a lovely pick me up for us in lockdown Blighty!

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed. Please share with anyone you think might also enjoy. Hope you will be back in BSM very soon!

Excellent Tim. Beaulieu is one of our go to places when staying in VFSM, but didn't know all this history you've shared with us here.

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and really glad you enjoyed.

Fantastic video

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Please share if you can

Really interesting video Tim. I've watched this and several of your other videos recently and found them very useful in my holiday here in Beaulieu this week. Nice job sir :)

@MeandMonAmi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve

Brilliant

@MeandMonAmi

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary

Gordon Bennett!

At last! Well worth the wait. And slicker every time. Great work. Who'll be next?

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Oscar, if I can summon the energy;

Ha ha , I worked in the port there for almost a year while living in Nice. Really enjoyed that. When I lived in Antibes I lived in a street called Rue James Close, any history for me Tim

@MeandMonAmi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. I’m guessing a local benefactor but haven’t unearthed anything more as yet!

@paulmurray280

2 жыл бұрын

@@MeandMonAmi cheers Tim, it’s great to get a tour of my old haunts. I lived there for ten years leaving i think in 1995, now live in Munich for the last 25 years. My addresses were auberge de jeunesse mt alban, ave de la republique in nice, rue droite in old nice, rue james close in antibes, rue st sebastien in biot, camping mistral at the gare de biot and before i left rue de diables bleu in nice. Your flavor of commentary reminds me of Alistair Cooks letter from America, old programme on the bbc world service. Keep up the good work and keep the tours rolling. Best wishes

That was fascinating Tim , Thank you ....not forgetting of course that the great Alan Bennett's older brother is "Gordon"! X

@MeandMonAmi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan. I didn’t know that! X

@geoffreymilner6118

3 жыл бұрын

@@MeandMonAmi Has anyone ever said your narration style is a little reminiscent of Alan Bennett? I enjoyed a film recently about him.

I have heard a story. Now it could be false that Gordon Bennett was supposed to be on the Titanic but was impatient so took another ship only to be in New York when then passengers on Titanic were brought in.

@MeandMonAmi

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Sounds very Gordon!

I thought it was the Australian general who buggered off during the Battle of Singapore in 1942.

@MeandMonAmi

4 ай бұрын

Apparently not!

@nigelbenton880

4 ай бұрын

@@MeandMonAmi but are you the oracle on this?

Great Story, and story telling Tim,. I don't recall every hearing anything of Gordon Bennett's scandals and the mark he left. Perhaps in America he was considered a best forgotten footnote in history. Having been a balloonist, I sometimes wondered about the origins of all the French traditions attached to ballooning that continue even into today, and no doubt Gorgon Bennett must have left his mark there as well. I very much enjoyed the timeless reflection back in time, and I'm a bit curious what you make of Bennett's opulent decadence, might you find him remarkable and inspiring or shameless? Thanks.

@MeandMonAmi

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was probably fascinating and utterly appalling all at the same time!

@jackoneil3933

2 жыл бұрын

@@MeandMonAmi Exactly! "appalling" rather than shameless, was the term that struck me while watching the show, and later escaped me when I went to comment. I think a broadcast production of your Bennett feature would be remarkable.

@happyslappy5203

3 ай бұрын

French traditions attached to ballooning came from the Montgolfier brothers, aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne. The first decisive use of a balloon for aerial warfare was performed by the French Aerostatic Corps using the aerostat l’Entreprenant at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794.(wiki) btw great video, Me an Mon Ami! I enjoyed it very much!😀

Another crazy American in Beaulieu 😆

@MeandMonAmi

Жыл бұрын

True dat!

I went to Beaulieu for a few hours. Two "ladies" dressed up as men were having a fight. One of them grabbed a glass bottle of salad dressing and meant to throw it at the other dk. Instead of course it splattered all over me. Ruined my time there. Had a much better time at Villefranche.

@MeandMonAmi

3 ай бұрын

Messy!

It's pronounced bullee you muppet.

@MeandMonAmi

2 жыл бұрын

Not in France darling!