A night in Nice
For our last day we explored Nice. It was Sunday morning, so it was really quiet until we wandered into the old section of town. There we found that the fish market and the butcher shop were doing a mean business. Stopped at the boulangerie for some breakfast and then an ice cream stand for dessert. The French, especially those along the Mediterranean coast, take their "glace" (ice cream) very seriously. Ice cream shops are more common than McDonald's back in the US. None of this Baskin Robbins mass-produced junk either - these places make their own ice cream, fresh and all-natural. It will blow you away. I opted for strawberry, Ben went for double chocolate. We wandered through the old town some more. The layout is like any old European city - winding narrow streets, small shops and cafes, residences upstairs with laundry hanging from the balconies. It's really charming, and again with Nice being on the coast, many of the buildings are brightly colored in p...