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   Day 3183 (Tuesday) 24 th February 2026 Huw did some scanning of lessons for me this morning and Badger decided to help him – this is the scanner… and this is him being scanned. It was sunny and warm again this morning and the bay was looking lovely. We headed up to Cimiez, north of Nice and thoroughly enjoyed a walk in the park. Cimiez – a district of Nice Cimiez is a district of Nice that centuries ago was a separate city. You will find the ruins of Roman buildings, an olive grove, and a beautiful Franciscan garden there. Cimiez is a district that lies north of  Nice . At its centre is the wide Boulevard de Cimiez, on which buses run, including the line 5 from the city centre. Because Cimiez sits on a hill, it is best to get there by public transport and walk back down between the magnificent villas. Cimiez (Latin: Cemenelum) was the capital of the Roman province of Alpes Maritimae (Maritime Alps). In its magnificence it was more important than the nearby Greek ...
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  Day 3182 (Monday) 23 rd February 2026 This is Nice with the Alps in the background and this is the Old Port of Nice. I had to get up at 7 this morning as I had to do a Zoom lesson with Bertram, it was much lighter today, thank goodness. Badger was quite naughty during the lesson trying to climb onto the laundry basket where my computer sits, he even came and hello to Bertram, luckily Bertram is also a cat person and he introduced me to his cat. Huw went up to Ken’s villa and worked all morning. It was nice and sunny this morning but it’s quite cold out of the sun. As always on a Monday, here’s What’s happening in France this week . The Local. France Who will win the Best Directing Cesar this year? (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) Former president Nicolas Sarkozy is back in court, MPs debate end-of-life care, the UK ends a tolerance period for its Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, and France’s film stars get their best outfits out for the César Awards Monday Court —...
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