Category Archives: France
Excursions d’été: L’Esterel
For a long while, we’ve wanted to visit L’Esterel, in the neighboring department of the Var, westward along the Côte d’Azur. From the Promenade on most days one can see the outline of one of the massif’s biggest peaks jutting out … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, L'Esterel, Le Var, Nice, France, Seillans, Travel
Tagged France, L'Esterel, Travel, Var
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Les Bestioles
The “déconfinement” continues. Restaurants and cafes will open June 2nd. The retailer streets are choked with shoppers. Parks are filling up with walkers and picnickers. My mind is on something else. The other day, inside the apartment, I spotted the … Continue reading
Posted in climate, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Tiger mosquitoes
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Le déconfinement
The sea was shining brilliantly early this morning when I ventured down for a look. Under normal circumstances, there would be swimmers in the water, but, in this seventh week of confinement, the sea remained unperturbed. I crossed the street … Continue reading
Posted in confinement, Coronavirus, COVID-19, déconfinement, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, quarantine
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Point de Situation (update)
Today’s menu item was chicken stroganoff. It’s never been a favorite, and I associate it with cheap meals cooked up in university housing, but I had leftover sour cream from my previous, more typical household menu item, a Persian … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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Le Couvre-feu
Day Four of the strict confinement against the spread of COVID-19 saw restrictions tightened again. Because some people somewhere on this coast did not respect the social distancing guidelines, all beaches were closed yesterday. On my walk this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, health care, Nice, France
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