Tag Archives: Time zones

Clock This

Posted on 31/03/2019 by nessafrance

I hope you remembered to put your clocks forward last night if you’re in Europe, otherwise you’ll be a bit behind everyone else. We posted reminders throughout the house so that we wouldn’t forget, but there’s always at least one … Continue reading →

Posted in French life | Tagged Daylight Saving Time, European Union, summertime, SW France, Time zones, wintertime, World War II | 7 Comments

A Brief History of (French) Time

Posted on 25/03/2012 by nessafrance

Apologies to Stephen Hawking. This has nothing to do with black holes etc, or not directly. The clocks going forward last night prompted me to think about how the standardisation of time started. In doing some research, I found that … Continue reading →