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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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  Day 3177 (Wednesday) 18 th February 2026  This is Eze and this is Menton.   Pat put this photo of the Battle of the Flowers on WhatsApp yesterday, apparently it’s a real photo that has been enhanced with an iPhone. This was the sunrise this morning. I had to get up super early again today to do a Zoom lesson with Bertran but at least it’s getting lighter at 7am. After the lesson Huw and I went down to the Old Port of Nice to watch the parade. The sky was a wonderful colour but there is still a nip in the air. There was a Battle of the Flowers in Nice this afternoon so we went to have a look.  FLOWER PARADE is made up of around fifteen allegorical floats decorated with fresced. The romantic side of Carnival Every year, costumed actresses parade on floats decorated with flowers and shower the public with them. The flower parade represents a unique spectacle which has made the reputation of the Côte d’Azur. To discover the origin of this festival, you have to go ...
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