A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2975 (Thursday) 31 st July 20 Both of these photos were taken is Dolceacqua, just over the border in Italy, it’s not far from where Badger came from. It was another beautiful day and we went into Nice to see the waterfall and admire the views. On the way to the scooter we were chuffed to see that they are pulling down the scaffolding so we’ll soon have our parking space back. There were a lot of tourists around Castle Hill but the cascade was as beautiful as ever…   …and the views were spectacular. We had a light lunch in the café above the cascade and the view was wonderful.  The little train parked below us and we were surprised to hear that the passengers only get ten minutes to look at it all – you need at least twenty minutes. When we got home I looked up Castle Hill and this is what I found, it’s a bit longer than usual but I hope you enjoy. (The following photos are not mine.) Colline du Chateau (Castle Hill) On the eastern end of  Nice , the   Col...

  Day 2974 (Wednesday) 30 th July 2025 This is castle hill in Nice and this is Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.   'I broke my face': How to say you've had too much to drink in French What starts as a simple post-work drink could stretch long into the evening Photo: Bertrand Guay / AFP There are almost as many ways to say you’ve had one too many in French as there are wine producers in France. In fact, any one of these describes the mood and the moment perfectly well: [used with  être ]  éméché, saoul, soûl, enivré, ivre, bitteré, bourré  -  je suis bourré ,  j'etais bourré hier. Alternatively, there’s:  Boire un coup de trop  - which means to drink a bit too much ( j'ai bu un coup de trop  - "I had one too many"). But they’re all a little formal. A romance language as poetic as French can do better. And it does. Here are just a few - you just may need to be a little careful in front of the boss or the in-laws: [Être] pompette   - a love...