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  Day 3123 (Friday) 26 th December 2025 Yesterday after a few hours at home after the beach we went up to Dermott’s place for Christmas lunch. We went straight to the garden and settled down for a few hours – the garden was really lovely, I felt quite jealous how big it was. They have a beautiful big dog called Bacchus ( in  ancient Greek religion  and  myth , Bacchus (  Ancient Greek :  Διόνυσος   Diónysos ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility,  festivity , insanity, ritual madness,  religious ecstasy , and  theatre .) There were 14 of us and we were meant to be sitting down to eat at 3.30 but finally we sat down at 7.30. The dining room looked great The hostess is Slovakian, there was a girl from Georgia, a Scottish man and his Australian girlfriend and everyone other than us were Irish.  This is Pat and Kevin and Huw is in the back. The French dining rules you'll need to follow at Christ...
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  Day 3122 (Thursday) 25 th December 2025 Merry Christmas. Last night we met Pat and Dee in the bar, Seb was closed so we went to Les Palmiers instead and it was cold and dead. We only stayed an hour and then went home to watch ‘Love Actually’ – that’s as Christmassy as we get. It was lovely and sunny again today – all the crappy days have gone and the sun is back. As always on Christmas day we went to the beach and met all the expats to enjoy Champagne, and for those who like them, oysters. It was a good turn out and we also saw Olivier and Audre who were going for a walk after a very late night last night. Pat, Tamsin and Adam went for a swim, I’d like to think they were brave but I actually think they were stupid! We came home after a few hours and we’re planning on going to Dermott’s place later for Christmas lunch – more on that tomorrow. The 12 dishes that make up a classic French Christmas feast A French chef prepares a giant Buche de Noel - the traditional Christmas dessert...
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  Day 3121 (Wednesday) 24 th December 2025 A Christmas card from Villefranche-sur-Mer. This is the end of Petite Afrique beach in Beaulieu. It stayed grey and horrible again today so we couldn’t go and have a Christmas kebab – we were very disappointed. The forecast for tomorrow says it’s going to brighten up so here’s hoping we can have our Champagne and oysters on the beach in the morning. Huw went shopping in Super U this morning and took this lovely photo of the man selling oysters outside.     6 Fun Things to do Around Nice at Christmas The Côte d’Azur is a great place to be for Christmas with plenty of fun, unusual and traditional events taking place throughout the festive period.  Blessed with 300 days of sunshine a year, many of which fall over the holidays, this is a lovely time to be in Nice and the surrounding area.  Here’s a short list of 6 top things to do in and around Nice at Christmas suitable for families, couples and individuals of al...
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