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  Day 3299 (Saturday) 20 th June 2026 This is Menton and this is Beaulieu.   We went to Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat to see the fete but there was nothing there, just a few town flags. Huw had looked it up and there are activities in the evenings all weekend but nothing during the day – it was all a bit disappointing but Saint-Jean was as pretty as ever. We walked down to the port and sat watching the world go by. I rather liked this piece of art. The theatre in the main square was all set up for something but there was no information anywhere. There are bougainvillea plants everywhere and the colours are amazing.   On the way home we stopped in the garden centre to replace some of our flowers and it was super colourful today. It was very hot and sweaty in the glass house so we picked a few flowers quickly to get out of there. 10 Amazing French Proverbs That Will Thrill Any Audience French is such a romantic language, and we are always in a hurry to learn the best words to...
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  Day 3298 (Friday) 19 th June 2026 This is Fort Alban in Villefranche And this is Plage Passable in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat. It was another glorious sunny day and we went to the port in Beaulieu to have lunch in the new café. It was a lovely place to sit and people-watch and it was quite busy. I love these whale’s tail benches. and these pointus.  I was quite surprised to see this tsunami evacuation sign. We shared a chicken tenders and chips washed down with a coke. Beaches in France are public by law, so why are there so many private ones? A private section of beach in Nice, southern France. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP The law in France states beaches belong to the public, yet on many parts of the coast, especially the French Riviera, much of the pristine sand has been privatised. Over half of the beaches in Italy (and often all the best ones) are private and you have to pay to get on them, and there are so many private beaches in Greece now that a ‘ beach towel revolt’ kicked o...
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  Day 3297 (Thursday) 18 th June 2026 This is La Tete Carree in Nice (a library) lit up for the world cup football  and this is Eze Village.   It was another beautiful sunny day and we went down to the square for lunch in Bobby’s. There was yet another cruise ship in the bay so town was full of Americans – they are so bloody loud! The French are living differently than the rest of the world. Written by Celine Flores. The French are iconic for living differently than the rest of the world, there’s a certain  je ne sais quoi  about the people, their culture and their lifestyle. Known as classy people with one of the most romantic languages, their signature lifestyle we find so fascinating boasts the best designer brands, wines, cheeses, perfumes and architecture in the world. As an American expat living in Paris, there have been certain habits and customs I’ve had to lay down in order to welcome new ones that I discovered in my adopted country. Throughout th...
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