The 14th of July France celebrates the start of the Independent Republic and it unfortunately for the French the Tour de France was won today by a Brit. The Dutch landed thankfully on the Mont Ventoux, just as tight as the first Dreamliner did on Nice Airport to test the asphalt for the route Oslo-Nice. Let the Norwegians come with their deep pockets, we hear everybody calling. All though, a survey found out that salaries at the Riviera are not as low as previously thought. Indeed, after Paris, the Paca area (districts 83 and 06 )is the best paid in France with an average of 32,000 euro per year. And over 300 days of sunshine as a bonus. That sun is the main reason that our local roads are clogged with tourists from the North of France and the rest of Europe. Expect traffic jams especially between Mandelieu and Monaco and for the tourusts an advice; drive as little as possible along the coastal roads unless you still want to be toasted like a potato. In the car you’ll never be as brown as the gunk that was found on the sea of Cagnes sur Mer; described as ‘chocolate mousse’. I bet a bottle of wine that it is something else; a thorough investigation is in progress. Meanwhile, the sea water on the Côte d’Azur remains an issue, as was the beach of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin closed after a sewage pipe snapped into the sea. Just not yet snapped, but was almost the appendicitis of Elton John, he was operated in England and therefore had to cancel his concert in Monaco. The French businessman Bernard Tapie (owner of Nice Matin) also had to cancel a lot of appointments, as he was seized from his house in Paris 69 million and a 48 million villa in St. Tropez. Even his bank accounts were blocked and all because he cheated the state for 400 million euros. And Tapie did not even have to lie on his back to cheat, unlike the Russian prostitute in Monaco who ‘fell in love’ with a Dutch billionaire in Monaco. The man bought her a ring of 70,000 euros, organized a private performance of the Black Eyed Peas for her birthday and gave her a check for one million euro, to prove his love. When he discovered that she worked as a whore, he blocked the check, the woman went to court and found a friendly judge that allowed her to cash the check. That was a quickie she might have thought, although the Dutchman is not finished with her yet; he appeals against the court.
Sunday 14 July 2013
Sunday 7 July 2013
Cote d’Azur News: cows, jellyfish and 45 million pixels
Every morning at 10:00 the crickets begin to sing on the French Riviera, a sign that summer on the Côte d’Azur really started. However, anyone who thinks to cool off the heated body with a dip in the waters of the Mediterranean does well to check the news about the beaches. Thus, the e-coli bacteria at St. Laurent du Var has unfortunately not left, there are still people with an inflammation of the urinary tract after they have been swimming in that part of the sea. Did you think to splash yourself in the azure blue in Antibes, unfortunately, chere hung the flag warning the swimmers for a …… jellyfish invasion. Finally, at the height of the Nice Lenval hospital, you can swim but if you enjoy a cigarette afterwards, you’ll immediately receive a penalty as this beach is declared smoke free (like Plage du Centenaire) between 8 o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock in the evening. Police officers on mountain bikes keep a close eye on the beaches. Yes, we wonder too; do they really have nothing better to do? It was a lot more relaxed this week in Cannes, there cows, ducks, chickens and goats took over the red carpet as they made promotion for a Farmers life in France. Rural is aging in France and France hopes that young people do not choose a digital job, but for the honest rural life. Flatland looking Farmer and Farmer wife, so sign up at the mayor whose Agriculture spot you can take. At least there are no panthers like this week in Toulon. Had we been reporting a black panther last year in Cagnes sur Mer, this time the people of Toulon have a rifle on the knees to defend themselves against the seemingly hungry panther. Who does not have to defend himself anymore the former mayor of Vence, he starred in a sexual abuse case in which he was accused of having abused his grandson in the 90′s. Last year, the man was sentenced to nine years in prison, but now the grandson (now 20) revised his statement and grandpa is back on the street and not allowed talk to the press. The 78-year Iacono has always claimed to be innocent. He is at least recorded in the history of the news and has all the time to read the other 165 years history newspaper. For seven years, all Alpes-Maritimes news in the papers is scanned and made available to the public. Nearly 1 million pages from 1945 are online and everything for that time until 1022 (!) can be found in the Centre Administratif Nice. No newspaper, but also printed where 100,000 flyers distributed this week in Cannes to warn people of fake items. You really do not buy a Louis Vutton bag for 20 euros on the beach, ‘rather real than imitation’ the thought behind the action, of course supported by the local trade. Well almost real is the greatest photo of Monaco, this project of 45 million megapixels is compiled our of 2800 photos by the French photographer Guillaume Roumestan and you can see it live through this link. Finally, the Tour de France has left the Côte but the sun stayed behind; with an average temperature of 30 degrees, we wish you a pleasant and relaxing week it!
Ab Kuijer
Jolanda Marinus
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