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  Day 3180 (Saturday) 21 st February 2026 This is the road between Antibes and Villeneuve Loubet and this is the palace in Monaco.   It was quite overcast this morning and it stayed that way all day. I felt sorry for the passengers on this cruise ship. 10 fun facts about France France is a country in western Europe, it has medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Famed for its unique history, incredible food, and captivating language, France has a lot to discover, so let’s get started. 1. The Eiffel Tower was only meant to be temporary The world-famous Eiffel Tower, originally constructed in 1889 and standing 330m tall, was only originally intended to be a temporary structure. It was created to be the centrepiece of the  1889 Exposition Universelle , a world’s fair held in Paris. The tower, named after engineer Gustave Eiffel whose company designed and built it, was set to be dismantled in 1909. However, because the tower proved to be useful for many em...
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Day 3179 (Friday) 20 th February 2026 It was lovely and sunny again today so we decided to take the scooter to Menton to see the Fete du Citron. The theme this year is the ‘Wonders of Life.’ But before the photo fest here we have some history of Menton… History of Menton City of Menton - Archives Department A charming legend is attached to the origin of the city and its symbol, the lemon: Eve, expelled from the Garden of Eden with Adam, took a golden fruit with her. Adam, fearing divine wrath, asked her to throw it away. After crossing mountains, valleys, and plains, they sighted the Bay of Garavan. The gulf, the mild climate, the lush vegetation... everything reminded Eve of the sweetness of Eden. She buried the lemon there. In this place, a little paradise was born: Menton. Origins More prosaically, the origins of the name Menton and the first inhabitants who populated the site are not well known. Was it a city of Roman origin built in memory of Emperor Otto? Or a hideout built by pi...
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  Day 3178 (Thursday) 19 th February 2026  This is Villefranche in the old days and this is an old picture of the train between Nice and Eze. It was another sunny day, there were a few clouds but it is getting warmer. The school changed my timetable today and I had to go at 10.30 instead of 2.30 and Huw gave me a lift. The lesson started off quite well but after an hour or so it all started to blur and as has become normal I gave up at 10 to 12 and left. I think Irina (the teacher) realises that it’s not worth staying for the last 10 minutes or so of the class.  Huw did some DIY shopping for his work in Ken’s Villa while I was in class and met me outside school at midday. We walked to Place Massena to see the king and queen of the carnival and they were as impressive as always. This is the queen and this is the king.  From Massena we walked up to the kebab shop and thoroughly enjoyed our lunch in the park. Today there were lots of things going on in the park and it w...
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