A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

Day 843 (Monday) 30 th September 2019 We had yet another wonderful sunset last night – I love these pink skies. There were two cruise ships in the bay this morning so hopefully the tourists will spend lots of money in town. We went to Beaulieu this morning to get my weekly train ticket but the office was closed so we went to the big apartment this morning to finish it off and shut it down, as there are no more bookings for a while. It was quite sad closing all the shutters blocking out the beautiful sunshine. Back in the day the Cote d’Azur was a famous winter resort and people didn’t come in the summer because it’s too hot. I just don’t understand why more people don’t come in the winter because most of the time it’s warm with azure blue sky. The last two Christmas days were warm and sunny and we sat on the beach and it was the same on New Year’s Day. But the best winter month is February because of all the colourful festivals. There are two weeks of...

Day 842 (Sunday) 29 th September 2019 We beat Australia 25 29! The first half was amazing but like last week the second half wasn’t so good but we did it – hooray! We had a very lazy day today sunbathing and reading so I didn’t take any beautiful photos but I took lots yesterday and here they are. Enjoy these false friends…. Bottom of Form From rude to mince: 19 English words that have very different meanings in French False friends alert! Spare yourself some embarrassment by checking that you know the true meaning of these English-looking words that mean something else in French. The technical term for these (pardon our French) cunning little b*stards is false cognates.  Here are 19 that you will encounter on a daily basis in France; all with the capacity to throw you off balance a little, either while reading or speaking. Chair  - this doesn't refer to the piece of furniture you sit on - that's chaise - the French use it to say 'fl...

Day 841 (Saturday) 28 th September 2019 It was 38 degrees in direct sunshine again this morning – bloody marvellous! While we were having our morning coffee we saw a parade going along the seafront and we remembered that today is the festival of Saint Michael, the beautiful church in Villefranche. About half an hour later they paraded past our front door Huw had read about this festival on Villefranche’s Facebook page and we decided to go to the square boules competition Friday, September 27, 2019 12h: Foyer du Caroubier Spanish Hostel. Karaoke Animation From 5.30 pm to 11 pm: Félix Poullan Place Lu Festin de la Bugada. Festive and cultural evening Saturday, September 28, 2019 9am: In the city Strolling of the folk group "Lei baisso lusserno" 14h: Lorenzoni Square Competition of square balls. Family tournament 7 pm: Capital of the Citadel Bal de la Saint Michel. Benty's Orchestra Meals  organised by the Festival Comm...