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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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  Day 3352 (Wednesday) 12 th August 2026  This is Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. and this is Grasse.   It was extremely hot and humid this morning but it clouded over a bit and the temperature was quite comfortable in the afternoon. We’re hoping the clouds will clear so that we can see the solar eclipse later on…  How and when to see this month’s solar eclipse in France A partial eclipse. (Photo by Mariana SUAREZ / AFP) France will witness its first solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, August 12 th - here's how to get the best view. The eclipse will happen when the Moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking part of the Sun’s disk from view and casting its shadow on the ground. Celestial happenstance has given our planet a satellite that is almost exactly the right distance and size from us to appear to be the same size as the star we orbit, which means that when the sun, moon and Earth are in the right alignment, the moon blocks out almost all of the sun...
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