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SHOPPING IN NICE

Shopping in Nice has just got better. Nice Etoile, on Jean-Medecin, is now open on Sunday. The shopping centre is well laid out and has a number of shops and restaurants. Possibly the biggest H&M in Europe – Rotterdam may have the biggest store – is also now open on Jean Medicin. It occupies the […]

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SAMPLING WINES FROM UNKNOWN REGIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

Whites ‘Jurançon Sec,’ Chateau Jolys 2012 This wine won a gold medal in December’s International Challenge Award. It is a wine that is really only consumed in the South of France.  The grape is Roussane.  It is often used for blending.  These grapes are in the main used to make dessert wines and it bears […]

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Protest in France

PROTESTS IN FRANCE

France has witnessed a number of violent incidents in the last couple of months.  Last month the Mayor of Nice banned foreign flags in the city after celebrations of Algeria’s victory in the World Cup turned violent.  The ban stayed in place until the end of the World cup.  This Sunday saw a pro-Palestinian march […]

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