Sorry, I did not blog yesterday, because basically we did nothing. We had a strenuous 30 minute run, against strong sea winds...there were actually surfers in the Harbour yesterday. once we had climbed the thirty stairs back to our apartment, we decided to blob on our patio.We have a little lizard that visits us. at 4pm, we drove to the grocery store and bought a quiche for supper( a much more simpler meal than the night before). there is a lovely main series of streets in Menton, that are pedestrian only. Parents are sitting while little kids run around. Dogs walk with their owners and sometimes snarl at each other. There is an old carousel in the square that is still functional and young and old alike ride the horses. as well, around 7pm, restaurant owners stand in front of their restaurants trying to entice the hungry pedestrian. marvellous!!!!!!

I forgot to discuss the historical features of the Hotel Ezra that we stayed in 2 nights ago. the village of Eze was founded in the 8th century. It is a walled village atop of a rocky point, 1400 ft above the Mediterranean Sea. This little village has been attacked multiple times, finally by Louis XIV at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1920,the prince William of Sweden visited Eze. he bought Chateau Eza and lived there for 3decades, and even governed Sweden from the chateau. This chateau has now become the hotel that we stayed in.

Today, we decided to return to Nice. It was a beautiful, sunny day, around 20 degrees. we took the A8 through several tunnels and , within half an hour, we were inNice. We found this parking garage in Massena, right in the city center, and we parked our little Skoda 4 floors down . You really need a small car to drive here. driving down the four floors, Peter had to manoever very narrow hairpin turns in the parking garage .

we then ate lunch at this lovely cafe that we ate at last year. We both had the jambon Roquefort , which is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. The square was full of people, enjoying the sun and the beautiful surroundings. feeling wonderfully content after our lunch, we then walked the main pedestrian streets, There were many bookstores, clothing stores, bike shops, and patisseries.

Finally, we arrived at the Promenade d'Anglais, which extends along the beachfront in Nice.Thousands of people were walking the beach and the promenade today. Kids were swimming in the sea, people and their pooches were sunbathing. Peter (for the second time!) was introduced to these young females, one of which was getting married. The pre? Bride was dressed in a bunny costume, pink, and fluffy. Peter's ego had a major boost!!! The market was on , as well! Stalls of flowers, orchids, fresh fruit, fish, antiques.......sandwiched between restaurants on both sides of the street. Usually, when the markets close and the sellers take their wares home,the restaurants then move more tables out into the center square.They differentiate their tables by having a specific color scheme. Time flies when you are in a dynamic city like Nice and we packed up to return to Menton. Our reliable GPS, with the voice turned of, lead us to the A8. As we were leaving the city, we were stuck in a traffic jam. We finally saw the problem, there were riot police everywhere and people marching and chanting. it was a tad scary. It was so nice to return to the old town of Menton. Tonight, we ate some chicken at home and are watching Taxi Driver. CIAOOOO!