Last Day in Nice

For those who were trying to connect with us, our "free" internet connection that we discovered at our apartment weakened preventing us from getting online. But we are alive and well. We depart tomorrow morning and should be in Orange County by 11pm PST tomorrow.
The past few days was filled with road trips. The Cote d'Azur government provides regular buses to the outlying areas for on 1.3 Euros per trip. On Thursday, we went to St. Paul de Vence, a medieval walled village filled with artist galleries. On Friday, we drove up the coast to Monaco. We saw the royal palace and the church where Grace Kelly married the Prince.
On the 26th, we went to the Nice Opera's performance of La Vie Parisienne. The Opera house was stunning. The performance was well done, but the Opera, itself, was a bit convoluted ending with a 10 minute "Can Can" dance (don't ask me to explain it, but the French were loving it).
We also found time for a trip to the Modern Art Museum. Interesting museum, but not as good as the Barcelona museum. As I don't have a lot of time to post pictures, I have attached a bunch from our recent trips.
We have not eaten out as much as in Barcelona because it costs about twice as much. Instead, we have enjoyed some lunches and eaten some nice foods at home (there is reasonably priced take out food here).
Today, we took a gourmet tour of the local market and a cooking lesson from Canadian Ex-pat living in Nice. She is a gourmet writer who is well versed in Provencial cuisine. She took us through the market talking about the local produce and delicacies. Then, we went back to her home to cook a large, and delicious, lunch. After lunch we went to a Olive Oil specialty store to learn about and sample different olive oils. The tour is a bit costly, but it is a real good time. I wish we could have taken the tour at the beginning of the week, so we would know about what foods to buy to eat at our place.

Opera/Modern Art Museum/St.Paul de Vence



Monaco and some Bars