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  Day 3242 (Friday) 24 th April 2026 This is Saint Tropez. There was a cruise ship in the bay again this morning and the passengers had a lovely day to visit our glorious little town. I had a Zoom lesson with Bertran again this morning, I haven’t seen him for over a month so it was good to catch up. After lunch both Huw and I sunbathed for a few hours and it was bliss. I found this article on random fun facts about France, it’s a little bit long so I’ll post it over two days… Who’d have known that France runs to so many random fun facts? Geographically correct fun facts about France  Let’s start our fun facts in the geography department, where perhaps you didn’t know the following: France, the hexagon You might have noticed that France has roughly six sides, so it’ll be no surprise to discover that it’s sometimes called l’Hexagon. And while we’re here, France is the largest country in the European Union and third largest in Europe after Ukraine and European Russia.  Eigh...
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  Day 3241 (Thursday) 23 rd April 2026 This is Eze Village and this is the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.  It was another lovely sunny day but that chilly wind is still blowing, I wish it would just bugger off. There was another cruise ship in the bay and town was full of Americans. Our flowers are looking good. We went down to Les Palmiers for lunch and enjoyed watching the tourists. The market was bigger than usual. 9 Rules for Eating and Drinking Like the French Don't even think about eating lunch at your desk. After spending the better part of the last decade between New York and Paris, I finally took the plunge and applied for a French visa in 2019. It's been just over three years that I've officially lived part-time in  France , and I've learned a thing or two about a country's food and beverage traditions. Some may credit a certain je ne sais quoi  to the celebrated French art of eating and drinking. Like many expats, I can confirm that there are a number of...
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  Day 3240 (Wednesday) 22 nd April 2026 This is Eze Village and this is Saint-Jean.   All you need to know about shopping at French food markets Customers choose fruit and vegetables as they do their shopping on stalls at Noailles Market in Marseille (Photo by BORIS HORVAT / AFP) No stay in France is complete without a visit to one of the country's famous food markets. Here's what you need to know to help you navigate them like a local. Rows of stalls packed with seasonable vegetables, delicious meats, cheeses, pastries and wine - French markets are a great way to sample the French lifestyle at its best. Here's a list of things to know to help you navigate them like an expert.  A hundred new markets are created in France every year Approximately one hundred new markets are born every year in France with communities using them to revitalise city centres, according to a 2016 survey. And while there was a period of time when consumers were being lured away by big supermarke...
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