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  Day 3214 (Friday) 27 th March 2026 This is the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat and this is Place Massena in Nice.   Yesterday the wonderful yellow bombers came into the bay to collect some water and we saw that they weren’t just practising as usual but there was a fire near the Italian border.   They are wonderful to watch. It was another lovely sunny day and we went to La Belle Epoque for lunch with Dee and Ruby. Ruby tried on her coat that I knitted her but it was too small but she looked very cute trying it on. I’ll have to make another one. Me and Dee had pulled lamb with Moroccan spices, but it wasn’t spicey at all and Huw had the daube and we shared a tiramisu dessert – it was more cocktail than dessert.   My old friend Phillipe was there with the new mayor and I was delighted when he came over to say hello, we were a bit disappointed that he didn’t introduce us to the mayor. Last week Phillipe was in the Nice Matin (our local news...
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  Day 3213 (Thursday) 26 th March 2026 This is casino square in Monaco and this is the citadel in Villefranche.   It was nice and sunny again today but Huw had to work on Ken’s house and I sunbathed for a while, which was lovely.  Chapeau: The French word that can mean hat, congratulations, an introduction and more The Local's French grammar tips. Image: Patick Fore_Meizhi Lang via Unsplash Just like a hat, the French word chapeau comes in all shapes and sizes - here's how to use it in everyday conversation. The most common meaning of  chapeau,  pronounced  sha-po , is a hat or head covering. Il porte un chapeau noir.  - He is wearing a black hat. Typical types of hat:  chapeau de paille  - straw hat,  chapeau melon  - bowler hat,  chapeau haut-de-forme  - top hat.  It also can be used in a figurative expression showing admiration or respect or an expression of congratulations, somewhat similar to the old-fashioned E...
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Day 3212 (Wednesday) 25 th March 2026 This is Place Garibaldi in Nice. There were two cruise ships in the bay this morning, the mayor of Nice banned more than one cruise ship at a time a while ago but in the last few days a new mayor has been appointed so maybe he’s changed the rules – I hope not. We went into Nice for our weekly kebab in the park and Nice was quite busy so I think the tourists have started. I’ve noticed in the last few days that everybody seems to be wearing brown or beige, I really hope that this is not this summer’s colour, I hate brown and beige. Last year I was fashionable because the colour in fashion was orange. After a delicious kebab we stopped in Place Garibaldi on the way home and when we got home I looked up Place Garibaldi and found this…  Garibaldi Square Place Garibaldi, Nice — where the hero of Italian unification meets the “forgotten” Anita A square that speaks quietly Walk out of the Old Town along Rue Cassini and you suddenly arrive at Place Gar...
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