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New Book: Berets, Baguettes, and Beyond

9 November 2018 Margo Lestz

New book about France makes a great gift…

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French Beret: A Hat with Attitude

19 September 2015 Margo Lestz

The French beret, that little pancake of a hat, has become the recognized symbol of all things French – at least among those outside of France…

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April fool or april fish

April Fool or April Fish?

28 March 2014 Margo Lestz

In many countries, the first day of April is a day to play harmless jokes on family and friends. This usually consists of telling a farfetched story in such a way that it sounds like it could be true. When the other person falls for our joke, we exclaim…

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Menton France, lemon festival, fete du citron

Menton, France celebrates the Lemon

7 February 2014 Margo Lestz

They say when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade.  But what if you are a town on the French Riviera and life gives you extraordinarily delicious lemons?…

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flower parade nice france

Carnival Kings, Silly Strings, and Blooming Things

29 January 2014 Margo Lestz

In Nice, France we are preparing for the carnival and that means another royal visit.  Every year in February, a different king comes to town

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was Nice part of Italy

Nice, France: Her Relationship with Italy and How She Became French

20 January 2014 Margo Lestz

Normally, I write about the city of Nice, but in this article, when I mention Nice, I am speaking of the historic “County of Nice”

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Thirteen Desserts? That’s my kind of Meal!

23 December 2013 Margo Lestz

Christmas time in Provence and the south of France is full of traditions and, as with most good traditions, food is usually involved. Miniature wheat

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A Girl Called Fanny That no one Wants to Kiss

13 December 2013 Margo Lestz

  Recently, when I was at the Christmas “santon” fairs looking at all of the little figures that make up the Nativity scenes in southern

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George W Bush and turkey pardon

Turkeys and Presidential Pardons

24 November 2013 Margo Lestz

Turkeys have long been given as gifts to US presidents. But in recent years, presidents have begun to pardon a live turkey the day before Thanksgiving.

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Guy Fawkes Finally has his Day

5 November 2013 Margo Lestz

Remember, remember the 5th of November…A British revolutionary executed in 1605 comes back as the face of the Anonymous movement.

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Promenade du Paillon, Nice France

A River runs through it – well under it Anyway

27 October 2013 Margo Lestz

This weekend I went to the opening of the lovely new ribbon of a park that flows through Nice, France. It is called the “Promenade

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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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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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Air vents old town nice air conditioning

The Old Town Knows How to Keep its Cool

15 May 2013 Margo Lestz

Saturday we went to a crafts market in Old Nice.  We were in an open plaza at midday and the sun was beating down on

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Charles ix muguet lily of valley

Happy May Day! Give a Flower to Someone You Love

29 April 2013 Margo Lestz

May 1st is a public holiday in France.  It’s called La Fête du Travail, and  it’s the equivalent of the US Labor Day.  But it’s

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Catherine Ségurane: Niçoise Laundress Saves the Day

21 April 2013 Margo Lestz

A 16th century Niçoise laundress chased away the Turkish army and saved the city of Nice, France…

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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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Always something happening in Florence

1 October 2012 Margo Lestz

Saturday was the traditional wine harvest ceremony in Florence and I watched the preparations at the Duomo.  Two white cows were unloaded, washed and decorated

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