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  Day 3381 (Friday) 11th September 2026 This is Peille, north of Menton and this is Menton. I found this interesting website about books about France - it's quite long so I'll post it over a few days. Contemporary fiction books about France Chocolat by Joanne Harris "Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate."   The Cleaner of Chartres   by Salley Vickers “If you enjoy the work of Marilynne Robinson, Penelope Fitzgerald, James Salter…you should be reading Vickers.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World. A cleaning woman with a past works at the Chartres Cathedral (you'll love the descriptions). Soon she will have to confront her past. The Elegance of the Hedgehog   by Muriel Barbery and Alison Anderson The phenomenal New York Times bestseller that “explores the ...
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  Day 3380 (Thursday) 10th September 2026 This is Menton and this is Villefranche under a cloud. It was another hot humid day and it was overcast pretty much all day, which is a shame for the passengers on these two cruise ships.    Huw had to go to Ken’s again this morning, the pool was still green yesterday but good news it’s blue again today so all the treatments he has been giving it has worked. Many people with pools in the area have the same problem after a storm dumped Saharan dust into the water making algae grow when the hot sun returned. Before After   At lunch time we went up to the Corne d’Or for some lunch, the view wasn't as spectacular as usual because of the clouds but it is still very special. One of the cruise ships was a lot smaller than usual so I looked it up when we got home and it's pretty exclusive. There were no prices on the website - you had to call them to find out how much it's going to cost, so I imagine it'll be very expensive. The Firs...
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