Day 3383 (Sunday) 13th September 2026 This is Monaco and this is Nice. We had a beautiful sunrise this morning and the weather was perfect all day. There was another cruise ship in the bay so the passengers had a lovely day to visit. We took the scooter to Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat to see the classica car exhibition and had lunch first. Yet another statue appeared in the square. After lunch we walked down to the port and looked at some of the classic cars, there were some beautiful ones but we soon got bored and left. Here are the rest of the Contemporary fiction books about France Literature and History in Earlier France Le Misanthrope by Molière This was the beginning of satire in royal France, where one could take a few pot-shots at the aristocracy without losing one's head – but when Molière's plays first appeared they were banned by the government. In the end, his plays were accepted, at a time when France was positioning itself as a temple of culture under Louis XIV. Pe...
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Day 3382 (Saturday) 12th September 2026 This is Peillon which is 20 kilometres (12 miles) north-east of Nice and this is Eze Village. The weather cleared up beautifully and it was hot and sunny again with very little humidity. We went to Le Phare at lunchtime but there was nobody there. Here are some more ‘ Contemporary fiction books about France’ French fiction books before, during and after World War II All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All The Light We Cannot See is a beautiful book, as it should be, written as it is by a Pulitzer Prize winner. The story is about a blind girl hiding in Saint-Malo and a German boy, forced to fight in the war, whose destinies meet. It deals with the war, with the intensity of the characters' thoughts and feelings, but also provides a captivating look at Saint-Malo during World War II. Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan The author was a shocking 18 years old when she wrote what became a cult novel of growing up, ...