Sabine sent me a beautiful card of la Place aux Herbes (Herbs Square) in the city of Grasse. I wasn't expecting to find anything interesting in Grasse. However, Grasse is a a small city of about 50 000 and is considered to be the world's capital of perfume. Their big festival every year is called  Fête du Jasmin and Wikipedia describes it as follows: There is an annual  Fête du Jasmin  or  La Jasminade , at the beginning of August. The first festival was on August 3–4, 1946. Decorated floats drive through the town, with young women in skimpy costumes on board, throwing flowers into the crowd. Garlands of jasmine decorate the town centre, and the fire department fills a fire truck with jasmine-infused water to spray on the crowds.There are also fireworks, free parties, folk music groups and street performers. There is also an annual international exhibition of roses ("Expo Rose") held in May each year. Sounds like a great time! Sabine is from Saint...