
Photo from La Provence
The inspection that took place yesterday, at the site of the threatened buildings (see previous post), resulted in better news for most of those involved. (more…)
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 31, 2020| 1 Comment »
Photo from La Provence
The inspection that took place yesterday, at the site of the threatened buildings (see previous post), resulted in better news for most of those involved. (more…)
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 29, 2020| 4 Comments »
…or the lack of. Long-time Aixcentric followers will know that the lack of bathroom facilities has long been an issue in Aix, ‘ville d’art, ville d’eau’, tourist-magnet, investor in all manner of public improvements. But:
Can you guess how many public toilets there are in town? (more…)
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 3, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Chantal and Fabienne are offering a Christmas gift with a difference this year: they write, “For Christmas, would you like to offer a unique, linguistic, communicative and cultural gift? What about a French class gift voucher? After discussing it with you, Fabienne and I will organise an on line class for your relatives or your friends.
Destination Français, l’école de langue à Aix en Provence
Tél : 06 61 75 77 09 – 06 89 36 76 99
Site : http://www.destinationfrancais.com
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous on November 27, 2020| 6 Comments »
Everyone was wearing masks and working very cleanly.
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »
If you are currently ‘stranded’ outside France and long for a wallow in French decor, cuisine, politics, news, here’s a service through which you can order your favourite titles on a week-by-week / one by-one basis.
No need for annual subscriptions!
Same day dispatch worldwide. They offer a gift service too. Investigate here: https://www.newsstand.co.uk/
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Just a note about La Grande Collecte, an annual appeal for foodstuffs and hygiene products which are needed this year more than ever. The Bouches du Rhone Banque Alimentaire is providing thousands of meals each day and have diminishing stocks: they are currently having to buy in nappies and baby milk from state-funds and sponsors’ donations.
Look out for collection points at supermarkets, 27, 28 and 29th November.
They also need more volunteers as so many of their regulars are retirees and not working through the pandemic.
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous on November 10, 2020| 4 Comments »
Lots of golden leaves on the ground and autumnal chills make warming dishes very welcome: this recipe makes the most of the colourful pumpkins that are brightening market stalls in Aix. When I posted this 4 years ago, I used a shiny red potiron but any sort of squash would work. I just rediscovered the post and remembered how much we liked this first time round.
Serve in deep bowls with crème fraiche and lots of mango chutney. Serves 4
Serve with rice or chunks of bread, crème fraiche and mango chutney.
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »
One for our occasional series of famous-people’s-houses-for-sale, a dazzling Riviera property which once belonged to the late Sir Sean Connery has come on to the market. Villa Le Roc Fleuri at Cap de Nice is where he lived in the 70s and 80s – in fact some filming took place there for James Bond movies. What an achievement for a young man, born into deprivation in inner city Edinburgh where they didn’t have a bathroom to their name. Take a peek inside: https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/gallery/inside-sean-connerys-luxury-french-19218831
Yours for 30 million euros….
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 5, 2020| 2 Comments »
Botticelli’s The Judgement of Paris
Just read that the forthcoming exhibition of Italian masters, posted here: https://aixcentric.com/2020/09/28/next-show-at-aixs-hotel-caumont/, due to begin on 17th December is now postponed.
It will take place in 2021, no date given.
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The illuminations are going up in town despite the ‘confinement’ which prevents people venturing out more than one kilometre from home for the whole of November. But what are the plans for the children’s rides and the markets? This is the current status.
Christmas Market – ‘Suspendu’ – decision end of month