We went down to the Cours Saleya market to get some fresh fruit and see the Mediterranean for the first time. Zbyszek was born near the sea, and he loves being near the water – so I knew he’d love Nice. The beach isn’t sandy, but instead it’s a bunch of very smooth pebbles. He ran to the water and wanted to touch it, then he almost fell in.
There are some beautiful buildings in Nice – we plan to go back downtown another day to really explore the old town some more. There’s also a small scale model of the Statue of Liberty.
On our way back to our bus stop, we picked up some bread and pains au chocolat. The baguette was still warm, fresh out of the oven. This meant to a certain person eating about a third of the bread before we got back home.
After having lunch and a little time to chill at the apartment, we went to the Arenas just north of us. They were built between 70 and 90 AD and are the smallest Roman arenas in the country. Pretty cool to look at them and think about all of the people who were using them throughout the years.
Finally, we went to Monoprix to pick up the groceries we’ll need for the next couple of days. Grocery shopping is always fun, can you recognize any of the products?
