Med on The Med

July 14th Happy Anniversary France!

Josee — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:09:01 +0000

Vive la France!

Vive la France Libre!

On July 14th 1789, the ‘people’ took over la Bastille in Paris and ended the Monarchy. Since July 14th 1790 they have been celebrating this great “Federation”. This new federation has been based on ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (freedom, equality, brotherhood) since 1792 but has been accepted it as their national [...]

Aioli Garni my new favorite dish

Josee — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Friday is ‘fish’ day in many countries regardless of religious preferences. It may have started as a religious practice but it is now almost a golden rule in many restaurants to serve a fish or seafood dish on Fridays. I remember as a kid in Brittany, the fish monger would drive around small towns selling [...]

Juan Les Pins discovery of the month

Josee — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:35:00 +0000

In the past month I have spent a lot of time in Juan les Pins a small town squeezed between Antibes and Golfe Juan. Even though Juan les Pins is only a 20 minute train ride, it’s so different than Cagnes-sur-Mer. For one thing; it’s much more touristic. There are people from all over the [...]

Magnificent images during this morning walk

Josee — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:37:01 +0000

It’s summer on the French Riviera; the sun is up at 6:00 AM and sets at 9:00PM. It’s wonderful to get up with the sun, it makes me want to go out and be part of the making of a beautiful day.

The pigeons are up too and usually on my terrace cooing and trying to [...]

Tete de Veau on the Menu at Kafe In

Josee — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:46:00 +0000

Kafé-In a new restaurant in Cagnes-sur-Mer

About a month ago I was showing my wonderful town of Cagnes-sur-Mer to my friend as she was thinking of moving here after living in Nice for two years. As we were moving up on Kennedy Boulevard next to the Hippodrome, we stopped at this little restaurant to replenish our [...]

Mother s Day on the French Riviera

Josee — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:27:11 +0000

Since yesterday was Mother’s Day I called Aunt Sophie to wish her a happy Mother’s Day. But like she often does, and I know that by now, she just says “oui, oui” and she doesn’t pay attention to what we say. Then I headed to the Cros-de-Cagnes as I knew the local Rotary Club was [...]

Le Salon des Vignerons – Wine Show in Cagnes-sur-Mer

Josee — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Last week-end the Hippodrome in Cagnes-sur-Mer was home again to the Le Salon des Vignerons. This particular wine show comes here twice a year and I attended it last year just three days after I landed in France. The Hippodrome is a 45 minute walk from where I lived and I came back [...]

One year of living the Mediterranean lifestyle on the Med

Josee — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:12:00 +0000

Yes, it’s already been a year that I moved to Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera or as we call it ‘La Côte d’Azur”’. For those who have been with me since the idea of moving to the south of France started to manifest itself, you may remember that until four hours before my [...]

What a beautiful sunset

Josee — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:36:00 +0000

I haven’t been writing much in the last month as nothing real interesting has happened. Of course, whenever I see something beautiful I start writing in my head. But then, I don’t think it’s interesting enough to share. But basically, spring is here and the temperature is now in the mid 60’s (18C) [...]

Nice Carnival and The Lemon Festival in Menton

Josee — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:37:51 +0000

It seems as March is Carnival time everywhere; Rio, New-Orleans, Venice, Trinidad and Tobago just to name a few and also not to forget worldwide St-Patrick’s Parades going on too. But since I am on the French Riviera, I went to check the ones nearby; the Nice Carnival, our little Cagnes-sur-Mer and the [...]