Monthly Archives: January 2012

Smart Parking comes to Nice

It is one of the banes of living in Nice: driving around in circles, blood pressure mounting, hunting in vain for that elusive parking space.   Well relief is in sight:  starting in June, the city will begin installing Smart Parking, … Continue reading

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On your marks, get set… it’s the Soldes d’Hiver

Tomorrow marks the first day of the official French Winter Sales, the Soldes d’Hiver, which go on for roughly a month, from Wednesday, January 11 until midnight Tuesday, February 14.   This is one of only two times a year when French … Continue reading

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