Category Archives: Nice, France

L’Emménagement

Posted on October 28, 2020 by kmazz

We are all moved in, and, after a long, exhausting process, we are comfortable in a spacious and airy apartment. Our shipment from the US is out of the 250-euro per month storage and we are again among our favorite … Continue reading →

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Excursions d’été: un séjour en l’immersion

Posted on August 7, 2020 by kmazz

A friend told me she was attending a French immersion course in the Alps. I figured I could use both, a serious language practice and cool mountain air in mid-July, so I signed up too. The course was held at … Continue reading →

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Excursions d’été: La Transhumance

Posted on July 15, 2020 by kmazz

Years ago, preparing for my first trip to the Abruzzo region of Italy (home of paternal ancestors), I read about the annual Transhumance.  In the 1960s when the book had been written, the Transhumance involved many shepherds, tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Excursions d’été: Marseille

Posted on July 4, 2020 by kmazz

What comes to mind when you think of Marseille? Crime? In fact, in 2012, one third of all murders committed in France were in the city. Drugs? A short boat hop from North Africa means all the illegal hashish you … Continue reading →

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Excursions d’été: L’Esterel

Posted on June 21, 2020 by kmazz

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 →

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