Christmas Lights Already?

I couldn’t believe that Toulon’s hard working city workers are already starting to put their Christmas lights up…although the entire city of Toulon gets decorated at Christmas, so our guys are just getting an early start…early that is unless…

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The Chestnut Wagon in Toulon

Do you remember a song from “The Sound of Music” called “A Few of My Favorite Things”? Well, in my case one of my favorite things is being able to eat hot, delicious chestnuts that have just been roasted on an open fire – like the Christmas song! Chestnut season heralds the beginning of fall season, and it’s just one of the specialties of the French Riviera that I love about this time of year and living here…

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