Nice, France – July 27

Musee des Beaux-Arts

A bit overcast and about 30 and high humidity when we started out, cloud and rain for the last half, maybe 24 and waaay less humid later

Nice’s fine arts museum was first on our agenda today. We had visited here the last time we were in Nice, but that was a long time ago (2006), so we thought another visit was in order. We remember this place as being small, but with a few ‘big name’ artists. Either we mis-

museum cat - a first for me!

remembered, or things have changed. This place was a bit of a bust. It was worthwhile to walk to a different part of town, get the exercise (it was pretty much straight up hill – the fitbit said 14 floors) and hang out in a quiet, not at all busy old palace for a couple of hours with a good toilet, but no AC – can’t win em all.

We walked back to the old town via the sea side and by now were dying for a beer. We settled on a place that had a second floor with an outdoor bar

museum gardens

overlooking the

promenade and the sea. It was pretty cool to sit there enjoying a beer in the breeze, not being in a total sweat watching the world go by. Next we lunch of a few tapas and some cold ros
é. By now the rain had started, but the waiter made sure we choose a table well under cover so that we wouldn’t get rained on. It sure did rain, but we were completely dry. No one seemed to care and just went about their business through the rain.

spoiled for choice - rose for days

We had planned to go on a night walking tour,

great location

but the rest of the day was rainy, so we stayed in and finished the dinner we started last night.

random street

story skys

watching the world go by