It would have been nice, arriving in Nice, if my lease car had been what I’d ordered, but Renault Europe knew better and ‘upgraded’ me to a silver Megane instead of a lovely funky-coloured Captur. C’est la vie. I navigated my way to the Beau Rivage hotel in Vieux Nice with minimal fuss, and Karen was there to meet me, so it was time to take a stroll in search of a refreshing tipple. We stooged down to the Cours Saleya, then across to the hotel’s beach club, but it was hideous