Snapping Like It Was Free
Posted in Commentary on 05/29/2008 10:03 am by Chris Hansen
After we left the airport, we drove up the Promenade des Anglais, looking at the stormy weather and rough seas. Since it was raining, we drove up to the apartment where we would be staying for the next couple of days and dropped off our bags.
We then opted to go to the center of Nice (I think) and take in the flower shops and soak in a little ambience.
It was still raining at this point but we thought it might ease up a bit. Not a lot of photo opportunities from the car window and it didn’t seem to be a good idea to stop in the damp on a busy street. We drove back along the Promenade des Anglais and Andre dropped us off and parked the car while we wandered about a bit.
We had a little bit of a snack, a chick pea crepe type of dish cooked on an outdoor oven made from a 50 gallon drum. It was delicious!
There were lots of murals and frescos in the square, but most of them hadn’t been looked after so they had faded at the bottom so that only the tops remained with any color or detail.
We walked around and down some alleyways, but the rain was getting stronger as we went and we were expected back for lunch at the apartment.
We drove back, had a wonderful lunch prepared by Andre’s wife Jeanette and discussed genealogy and the reunion coming up on Sunday. Jim opted for a nap and Andre, Mom and myself drove to pick up Mel from the airport.
After we left the airport, we decided to go on a driving tour of Nice. We headed down the Promenade des Anglais again, past the War Memorial and up the side of Mount Boron.
I took quite a few pictures as we stopped at different overlooks, using both still and video. I have no idea how much of these media I’ll use when I put together a travelogue, but it is better to have more material than you need than less than you need.
When we got to the top of Mount Boron, Andre drove us to a medieval fort at the top, Fort du MontAlban. It is quite an impressive structure and it over looks the southern coast.
