A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

Day 630 (Thursday) 28 th February 2019 I woke up this morning and was horrified – it was cloudy! We have had 27 consecutive days of blue sky and warm sun and the only day we can go to the Citron Festival in Menton is today! We went last year and it was a bit overcast then too. It was wonderful anyway…I found this website with all the information about this magnificent festival (all the photos are mine)   The most Italianate and the warmest town on the French Riviera has become famous for the colourful Menton Lemon Festival. A major event on the French Riviera, the celebration attracts no less than 230,000 visitors in Menton each February who marvel at the impressive sculptures and parades. Every February, the little town of Menton runs one of France’s most popular events: the Lemon Festival (Fête du Citron). Organised by the Tourist Office towards the end of February, the event has been taken place since 1928.   Today, each festival uses 120 tonnes of citru...

Day 629 (Wednesday) 27 th February 2019 It was yet another gorgeous day, perfect blue sky and really warm, my day started in Beaulieu with Celine – not a bad classroom eh? All of the students I have worked with here say that they hated doing English when they were in school because the teachers were French, there was no talking and they just had to learn the irregular verbs off by heart. I can see why they would hate this but something worked because every student I have worked with so far can chant the irregular verbs ‘be, was/were, been - write, wrote, written – begin, began, begun – bite, bit, bitten.’ I walked to Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat and Beaulieu beach looked marvellous There were quite a few people sunbathing and a few swimming     Last week this beach was covered in seaweed but now this has been tidied up into a neat pile. I have no idea what they are doing here but the machines look very interesting In the old days most of ...