I was awake in time to see the sunrise - beautiful. Wonderful way to start Thanksgiving Monday. After breakfast, once again we wandered down to the quay. Our plan had been to have lunch then go back to the hotel, retrieve our bags and head to Nice and our apartment where we’ll be staying for the next 5 nights. However, my friends offered to transfer our luggage so all we had to do was enjoy our day in Villefranche and be in Nice by 3:30.
We walked along the quay and, while my friend continued on to the beach to dip her toes in the sea, I stopped a cafe to have an orange juice. There was a couple sitting at the next table speaking French and the man’s t-shirt read “Fat people don’t get kidnapped”. In French, I told him I thought it was funny. It turned out they were also Canadians, from Quebec. They then joined me and we spent some time chatting, then my friend joined us. More time went by before I realized it was time for lunch. By then, we were all friends and decided to meet for dinner Thursday.
My friend and I returned to Spalato’s for lunch - both of us had melon and prosciutto and I had wine. The couple sitting beside us were from Seattle and so we chatted with them long past the time we needed to catch the €2.50 bus to Nice. I decided to use Uber which would be about €20 but we discovered there were no cars available so the only other option was a taxi - €55! Yikes! On the drive to Nice, I complained about the price so the driver reduced it by €5. There is a gas strike in France - the refinery workers, I think - and it is difficult to find gas. Maybe that is why no Uber vehicles were available. I’m sure hoping that strike is over before we pick up our rental car next Saturday!
We got to Nice, connected with the property manager and settled into the apartment. I’d rented it last year and I’m so happy to be back there. It is on the Promenade des Anglais with lovely views of the Med. Life is good - and that is not lost on me!
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