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Marseille – Velotour for all the family…

Posted in Miscellaneous on April 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Have you ever ridden your bike round Marseille’s velodrome or over an ice rink?  Through the shopping centres Les Terrasses du Port or Centre Bourse?  Or across the stage of a theatre?  No? Then the Marseille Velotour is the event for you! (more…)

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Aix Lockdown – Some Notes

Posted in Miscellaneous, News on March 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Message from the Mayor

Here is a message, recorded yesterday 24th March, by the  mayor of Aix, Marysse Joissans: http://www.aixenprovence.fr/Covid-19-Le-maire-fait-le-point-sur-la-situation.  In it, she outlines what is happening and the challenges ahead.  She explains the situation with the markets, the homeless, schooling, and launches an appeal for masks for frontline staff. It’s got French subtitles.

The authorities have provided an interactive map to help us locate businesses (food, pharmacies …) that are currently open:  https://tools.ccimp.com/covid-carte-commerces/?gv_search=13100&filter_10=&filter_7=&mode=all

There is also a great poster to put in foyers of residences where you can put your name if you NEED help, or to OFFER help. Download here: http://www.aixenprovence.fr/Voisins-solidaires-un-panneau-a-afficher-dans-les-residences

Tonight, church bells all across town (throughout France too) will be ringing for 10 minutes at 19:30, in solidarity.

The Aix tourist office closed on 15th March, but they say they will respond to emails.  They have put an Aix-specific Q&A online, in

Aix t-shirt from cdiscount.com

English, which may be helpful as it has info on local parking, buses, parks etc. (I hadn’t realised that the Torse is a no-go area.)  But recent government proclamations have superseded some of their info (eg on markets) which perhaps is being updated.  https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/en/blog/information-covid-19/

The usual spring cartoon festival – Les Rencontres du 9eme Art – is now a ‘festival a la maison’.  Devotees can go online to dip into various activities. I particularly like the provision for house-bound children of two line drawings of Aix to colour in.  Felt-tips ready!  One features Cezanne and a funky version of La Rotonde.  Download here: https://www.bd-aix.com/2020/03/18/le-festival-a-la-maison-episode-1/

News now from Cannes where the Palais des Festivals should be preparing to welcome the hottest names in cinema onto its red carpet. Instead the Cannes Film Festival venue is opening its doors to the town’s homeless who have nowhere to go during the coronavirus lockdown.  The annual festival had been due to take place from May 12-23 but last week organisers postponed the event until late June. The festival hall opened its doors to the destitute on Friday.

“We have between 50 and 70 people here every night,” said Dominique Aude-Lasset, an official at Cannes Town Hall. At the entrance, a worker in a face mask takes the temperature of each homeless person each time they enter the site. Inside, there is an eating area, shower block and communal space with television and games. In a cavernous, low-ceiling room, camp-beds are set up in three long lines.  Importantly, there are also four kennels to house man’s best friend.

Great initiative in Cannes.

Recipe Alert:   Susan’s lovely tarte au citron, posted yesterday, has been updated with slightly amended ingredients, shown in red.  Bon Ap!

 

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Tasty is the word at Entre Midi et Deux

Posted in Food, Miscellaneous on February 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Sometimes it’s a treat to go to lunch where there’s a nice ironed white tablecloth and silver plated napkin rings writes Susan Gish.

The two small, bright dining rooms are not stuffy or fancy at all. It’s bustling, with all of the servers saying, ‘J’arrive, j’arrive!’, but in the end you aren’t rushed. (more…)

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Voting Details for Democrats Abroad

Posted in Miscellaneous on February 17, 2020| 1 Comment »

Voting in the Global Democratic Primary will take place on March 5th in Marseille and March 7th in Aix.  Click here for details: GPP MarseilleAix

Background: Americans never lose their right to vote in national elections, no matter how long they live abroad nor do their kids.  They can go on line to votefromabroad.org to get a ballot from the state where they last lived and vote for whomever and whatever party they choose.  Or, as the poster here indicates,  an overseas American can vote in  the Democratic Global Primary (if they are Democrats and members of a country committee, which takes a few minutes to join on line) which is only to vote as an overseas American for a Democrats Abroad delegate to the Democratic national convention to choose a nominee for president.  One who lives abroad can vote either as a member of a country Democratic party or as a former state resident, through a ballot obtained from that state’s registrar, which can be applied for on line through the votefromabroad. org site and can vote for whomever they wish.

Thanks to Karen for this info.

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Are you a pet-sitter…..or looking for one?

Posted in Miscellaneous on February 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »

If so, you may be interested in this service.  I have been contacted by Lamia Walker who runs her own business based in the UK.  She writes:

“We are HouseSitMatch.com a managed housesitting and petsitting network, online now for 6 years. (more…)

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Venue for Healthy Lunch – Le Pokebowl

Posted in Food, Miscellaneous on February 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Here’s a addition to my recent post on healthy snacks, Le Pokebowl serves, (more…)

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Design Delights

Posted in Event, Miscellaneous on December 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »

…will be on show this coming weekend in Aix at the chic Maison Dauphine in the Quartier Mazarin.  This 18th century townhouse contains both a gallery on the ground-floor and elegant apartments upstairs.  Friends have stayed here and liked it very much. (more…)

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