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  Day 3329 (Monday) 20 th July 2026 This is Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat and this is Haut de Cagnes.   It was very hot again today but we went into Nice anyway and the wind cooled us down on the scooter. Our park was open again and we ate our kebab on a shady park bench. A big group of tourists arrived and they all walked into misters and there was a dog who just didn’t want to leave. As usual on a Monday here’s What’s happening in France this week. The Local France. The Tour de France reaches its final stage this week. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) Tax notices will start being sent out to households in France, a decision is due on Normandy’s D-Day beaches Unesco bid, there’s another busy summer holiday weekend on the roads – and the Tour de France reaches its final stage France is into peak 'holiday' mode now, so expect the country to be a little quieter than usual. Nonetheless, there are a few things happening this week; Thursday  Music —  There’s plenty for jazz fan...
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  Day 3328 (Sunday) 19 th July 2026 This is Monaco and this is Antibes. Does Lyon really deserve its title as the 'French gastronomy capital’? Customers in a bouchon restaurant in Lyon. (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP) Lyon, in south-east France, is often referred to as the country’s ‘capital of gastronomy’ – but is it really all that? We asked foodie expert and Lyon resident Caroline Fazeli during a discussion about Lyon you're highly likely to hear the phrase 'foodie capital' or 'capitale de la gastronomie' - but is the food scene in Lyon really better than the rest of France? Lyon-based food writer and co-host of the podcast Fishwives of Paris Caroline Fazeli contends that: "Lyon is the capital of gastronomy for one really good reason, and that is that we are a crossroads. This is where all the best food in France kind of gets funnelled into."   She told The Local: “Lyon is in between these two huge mountain ranges, the Alps and the Massif Centra...
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  Day 3327 (Saturday) 18 th July 2026 This is Eze Village and this is a Jacaranda tree in Nice.   I forgot to mention yesterday that Elton John is in town and we saw him boarding his boat Hercules 11 and we saw him coming back in, he seems like such a nice man, very unassuming and normal. There was yet another big cruise ship in the bay again today.   Pat phoned Huw and invited us for lunch in the square and we happily accepted. We had a beer in Les Palmiers first and then went to Cosmo. There are new owners of Cosmo and thanks to the new major they are allowed to spread the furniture into the square and it looks great. I had a chicken burger, Huw had fish and chips and Dee had salmon - I can’t remember what Pat had. The burger was enormous. Here are the rest of the strange French habits…  How to be French; Weird French Habits In  How to be French part I,  we looked at things like dunking your croissant in your coffee, cheese etiquette, the French obsessio...
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