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Tag: British in Nice

Promenade des Anglais, English Promenade, Nice France

The English Promenade in Nice, France

3 August 2013 Margo Lestz

The Promenade des Anglais, affectionately known as “the Prom”, is one of the most beautiful seaside boulevards to be found and lucky me, I live

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mosiac stairs flowers

Finding the Castle is a Walk in the Park

24 July 2013 Margo Lestz

The news from Nice is… it’s hot!  The app on my phone says 28° Celsius (83° Fahrenheit), but I don’t believe it – it feels

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Queen Victoria in Nice

11 June 2013 Margo Lestz

Queen Victoria spent her winters on the French Riviera. While there, she could let her hair down and relax, often touring around in a little donkey cart.

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British Cannon Fire over the City of Nice

7 April 2013 Margo Lestz

If you have ever visited Nice, France, you may have been startled by a very loud noon time boom. It occurs every day at precisely 12.00 and is a remnant from the Victorian times, when a British wife couldn’t remember to go home for lunch.

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