After the meeting in December, I flew to Nice and then to Monaco. I had some business in Grasse, but I stayed in Monaco and decided to drive for about an hour up to Grasse. I requested to stay at my usual Hotel de Paris, but someone had reserved the entire hotel for a party! (so typical of Monaco!)

So, I stayed at Hotel Hermitage. ‘Hermitage' means ‘refuge', and as its name suggests, it was located on a quiet side street. It was a hotel where you could spend a quiet, peaceful time. The photo was taken from the room I stayed in, which had a balcony overlooking the harbor. Beyond the harbor, there is the Palace of Monaco. It was winter but very warm, and I was on the balcony in short sleeves.
(Photo: View from my hotel room)

This chair is from the balcony at the hotel restaurant. Close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting on that chair. People who attend my energy work, it is as if you were transported to that balcony while wrapped in that soft scent and energy you feel during the sessions. Can you feel it? Can't you just see the view from the balcony, smell the scents, feel the energy of Monaco?
(Photo: Chair on the balcony)

Southern France has a very laid back atmosphere. There was no rushing, no getting grumpy…just time passing by slowly. However, something did happen to spur me to thought…. It was at the luxurious spa annex called Les Thermes Marines de Monte Carlo at the Hotel Hermitage.

The atmosphere, including the interior, shower rooms, and so on was superb. However, the esthetician was not good at all, and most of all, the people who were visiting… They may be the types of people that are called “celebrities” today, but from the Kyouka school's point of view, they did not display an elegance appropriate to the place.