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  Day 3391 (Monday) 21st September 2026 Both of these photos were taken a long time ago, it hasn’t changed a bit. It was yet another lovely day and Huw had ordered some shopping from Super U so we had to stay at home to accept the delivery. There was another cruise ship in the bay and the passengers had a lovely day to visit. I spent a few hours on the balcony this afternoon, it was so nice to not sweaty. This evening we have a parade and a free concert in the square, should be lovely. What’s happening in France this week Pope Leo XIV arrives in France for a three-day visit this week. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) A Papal visit, the clocks go back, more strikes and protests, and Brigitte Bardot memorabilia goes up for auction Monday   Auction – Personal items owned by actress, animal rights activist and far-right campaigner Brigitte Bardot, who died in December 2025, are up for auction at Hôtel Drouot in Paris. Among the 285 items up for auction are baby seal plush toys,...
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  Day 3390 (Sunday) 20th September 2026 This is Villefranche   and this is David Niven’s house in Beaulieu. Dee and Suzanne invited us for lunch in a restaurant called Lou Bantry on the seafront and it was very good. There was a big cruise ship in the bay again and there were a lot of fat tourists in town. Here are the rest of the top facts about France… France was the first country to implement a public transit system, starting in the 1660s. Blaise Pascal, a mathematician credited for creating Pascal’s Triangle and an early calculator, created a system of horse-drawn carriages that would circulate on a fixed route and time through certain neighbourhoods in Paris. Nowadays, Paris has the densest metro system in the world; within 90km squared sit 245 metro stations on 14 lines. Due to its territories around the world, France technically sits in 12 time zones. Before World War II, France was actually in the same time zone as London (GMT). But after German occupation, French time...
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  Day 3389 (Saturday) 19th September 2026 Both of these photos were taken in Ile Saint Honorat, off the coast of Cannes. Huw had to work on Ken’s house again this morning and when he came home we went down to Bobbie’s for lunch. The regatta started today and we watched a lot of boats from the balcony - it was lovely. I found this article with facts about France, it’s a bit long so I’ll post it over two days… Top Facts about France by Luka Payras Did you know that the French invented the metric system? That more than half of the world’s roundabouts are in France? What about how France got its name from a Germanic tribe? France at a Glance Before the deep dive, here are the headline numbers and the essential ID card of the country — everything you need to know about France in one look. 300k+ Roundabouts — more than half of the world’s total 1,200+ Types of cheese made in France 40,000 Châteaux across the country 15 Nobel Prizes in Literature — a world record France — the essentials C...
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