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  Day 3345 (Wednesday) 5 th August 2026  This is the Russian Orthodox church in Nice and this is Saint-Jean.   Here are the rest of the interesting facts about France… 16. April Fool’s is not celebrated with pranks in France Instead of being met with pranks for April Fool’s in France, we celebrate by sticking a fish to your back.  Why? Well, supposedly this tradition started when King Charles IX changed the start of the new year from 1 st April to 1 st January in 1564. Old habits die hard, and people did not immediately adjust to the change and, seeing as the end and New Year period is surrounded by gift giving, continued to give each other gifts around the 1 st of April. But as the change started to stick, these gifts evolved into jokes and often food items, the most common being fish. Nowadays, it’s mostly children who will stick paper fishes to people’s backs in a cute and jokey tradition. 17. The rail network in France is the second largest in Europe and the ...
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  Day 3344 (Tuesday) 4 th August 2026  This is Eze Village again and this is Monaco. It was quite cloudy this morning but very, very hot and humid. There was yet another cruise ship in the bay and there were tourists everywhere. We went to Nice on the scooter and thoroughly enjoyed our weekly kebab. It was very windy in Nice and this was great fun for the kids and dogs playing in the mister machine. Here are some more interesting facts about France…  7. There are over 1,600 different cheeses in France To say we French are obsessed with cheese is an understatement, and when you have as many creamy and delicious options as we have, it’s hard not to see why. There are just about 1,600 varieties of cheese in France, all grouped into 8 distinct categories: Fresh cheese: Not aged at all, usually very soft in texture and mild in flavour. Think ricotta or feta. Bloomy Rind cheese: Soft creamy cheese with a mould rind that keeps it all together. Think brie or camembert....
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Day 3343 (Monday) 3 rd August 2026  This is a very interesting shot of Eze Village and this is the garden of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat.  It was very hot and humid again today and there was yet another cruise ship in the bay. As always on a Monday here’s What’s happening in France this week. The Local France. Cloves of pink garlic in Lautrec, south-west France. (Photo by REMY GABALDA / AFP) It’s August in France – that means it’s peak festival season. Monday Heatwave –  After a brief respite on Friday and Saturday, the fourth heatwave of the French summer is expected to peak on August 3 rd , though a fifth cannot be ruled out in the first half of the month. Tuesday Summer sales –  They have been over for a week in much of France, but the summer sales officially end in Corsica on Tuesday. Thursday Puppetry in motion –  If puppets are your thing, MiMa — the International Festival of Puppet Art, held from August 6 th to August 9 th in ...
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