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  Day 3378 (Tuesday) 8th September 2026   This is Menton and this is Cours Saleya (flower market) in Nice. it was yet another   lovely sunny day with very little humidity and we went to Nice to enjoy our kebab in the park. The weather is just perfect at the moment, bright sunshine, blue sky and  little humidity. This bougainvillea is growing like a weed in the park while the one on our balcony is pathetic.   Everywhere you look there’s bougainvillea, it grows out of walls in the train station and on the beach, in other people’s gardens, everywhere but on our balcony.   Here is the rest of the article about describing French people… Stephen Clarke on the French. I love reading Stephen Clarke, he’s very funny, not as good as Peter Mayle but his books are really good.   Here are two quotes from the book A year in the merde, by Stephen Clarke, that I think characterises well the French mindset, especially in Paris: [After his French boss told a "striking" ...
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  Day 3377 (Monday) 7th September 2026 This is the exotic garden in Eze Village and this is Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Huw took this lovely photo early this morning, we have no idea what it’s all about but it looked great. We went to Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat for lunch today and we shared a chicken burger, it was OK but the view is wonderful.   There was a new statue in the square outside the cafe, we weren’t exactly impressed with it but it’s interesting. We also saw these beautiful flowers and according to my App they are called Chinese hibiscus. On the way home we stopped in the garden centre to replace some of the plants that Badger has eaten, it wasn’t as full as usual but we did get some. I found this interesting article describing French people, it’s quite long so I’ll post it over two days… What makes French people so typically French? 1) The French like complicated things. In a political debate on French TV, it was once said "In France it is simple to complicate things...
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  Day 3376 (Sunday) 6th September 2026 This is Menton and this is Villefranche and Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat. It was another beautiful day and Huw had some chores in Ken’s house and at home so we stayed at home today and I sunbathed for a while, it was so nice without the humidity.   Autumn in France   Autumn is a time of celebrations. It is a great opportunity to experience that famous joie de vivre, as the spirit is light and carefree, and there is always good food to be had. Plan your autumn schedule with us ... September Braderie de Lille - September 3-4, 2022   While these dates have passed, plan ahead for the Braderie de Lille next year, as it is always the first weekend in September, and you will want to book your lodging well in advance. What's it all about? Take a closer look ... If you long to find treasures of yesteryear, come to the enchanting city of Lille (in the northern most region of France) the first weekend in September. This annual street fair is the ...
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