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  Day 3355 (Saturday) 15 th August 2026  This is Eze Village and this is Villefranche-sur-Mer.   The ending of the canicule didn’t happen as was forecasted and it was very hot and humid again today. There was a cruise ship in the bay and town was packed with tourists. We went to Le Phare for a lunchtime beer and there was a pretty good crowd there, mostly Irish people. I had planned on doing the rest of the French expressions today but it’s Assumption Day and this is what happens in France… I’ll post the expressions tomorrow. August 15 bank holiday in France: what is celebrated and will shops be open? Many workers in France will not benefit from an extra day off this year. August 15 is a public holiday in France, known as Assumption, which usually provides many workers with a day off.  The holiday this year falls on a Saturday, meaning that weekday workers in France will not benefit from an extra day of  repos . Like many public holidays in France, despite the ...
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Day 3353 (Thursday) 13 th August 2026  These photos were taken in the 1950s. It was very hot and humid again today – our thermometer on the balcony said it was 38 degrees.   7 activities to do during a French heatwave Swimmers bathe at the Bras Marie site in the River Seine, Paris. Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP If France is in the grip of a heatwave you may need to alter your plans - here are some suggestions for fun activities to do when the temperature soars. If you're visiting France during the summer you will need to keep an eye on the weather forecasts, and any weather warnings issued by the French weather forecaster Météo France. France is seeing an increasing number of heatwaves - which are also becoming more intense and starting earlier in the year - linked to climate change, which means that many parts of France and regularly experiencing temperatures that would have been exceptional 20 years ago. French heatwaves are no joke - people die during the most extreme ...
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  Day 3354 (Friday) 14 th August 2026  This is Villefranche-sur-Mer and this is Nice.   Elton John is staying in his house in Mont Boron at the moment and we’ve seen him going out on his boat a few times. He went out for lunch yesterday and when he came back ashore one of the other boats played ‘Your Song’ to welcome him back – it was a lovely moment. It was very hot and humid again today but apparently it’s going to cool down to just hot over the weekend getting rid of the canicule. We went down to the square for some lunch in Les Palmiers, which was very nice. Town was quite empty which is very strange seeing that it’s high season. I found this article about French expressions, it’s quite long so I will post it over two days. 12 French expressions and their commonly used counterparts Photo: Annie Spratt/Unsplash/ Nicolas Raymond From 'bonjour v. salut' to 'désolé v. pardon' the French language has many pairs of phrases that mean basically the same thing, but have imp...
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