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  Day 3379 (Wednesday) 9th September 2026 These photos of Villefranche railway station were taken a long time ago. It was a bit overcast today so the passengers on this cruise ship didn’t have the best day to look at our lovely little town.     The 6 French junk foods that you have to try Despite its carefully-cultivated reputation as the home of haute cuisine, France's dirty little secret is that its population absolutely loves junk food - and has created some uniquely French junk offerings. While international options like burgers, kebabs and pizza are popular in France, there are also some French creations that you really need to try. We're not claiming that these are fine dining options - and we're certainly not claiming that they're good for your health - but they are a big part of the cultural landscape here. They're also completely delicious in that 'so wrong and yet so right' way of all good junk food. French tacos Mexican readers, look away now - th...
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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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