A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2883 (Wednesday) 30 th April 2025 This is the Promenade des Anglais in Nice and this is Saint Paul de Vence. It was another warm sunny day and Huw had to clean Ken’s pool this morning and when he came home we went to the square and enjoyed lunch in the sunshine and we didn’t have to wear a jacket.   Everything that changes in France in May 2025 Protesters hold a banner with the logos of the CGT, FSU and SUD trade unions and reading "Mobilised for peace and social progress" during a May Day (Labour Day) rally in 2024. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP) From three public holidays to possible rail strikes, plus tax deadlines, vehicle registration changes and the Cannes film festival, here's what is happening in France in May 2025. Public holidays Depending on the year, three or four public holidays fall in the month of May. This year, there are three, thanks to May day (the Fête du travail) on May 1 st , VE Day (La victoire de 1945) on May 8 th , and Ascension, which t...

  Day 2882 (Tuesday) 29 th April 2025 This is Nice and this is Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat.   It was another lovely sunny day and we went to Nice and saw a manifestation in Place Massena. All the protesters were wearing white jackets so we assumed they were the medical students mentioned yesterday. Junior doctors on strike  - The association for students in medicine has called for junior doctors (residents, or  internes  as they are referred to in French) to begin an 'unlimited' strike from Monday, April 28 th to protest against proposals that would create stricter rules on where doctors can set up new practices. When doctors in hospitals strike, they do not physically walk off the job but instead take symbolic actions such as wearing a badge saying 'on strike' or staging protests outside the hospital. Then we went to the Galeries Lafayette to see the art, which is part of the exhibition about sea creatures. It wasn’t as impressive as the sea urchin but I bet it loo...