Finally, sunshine

Here's the view from our apartment this morning. We've had rain every day but 2 since we arrived. January was the wettest January since they started records in Nice and so far february is starting out as wet or worse. Huge storms on the Atlantic coast of France. But a one-day break today -- sunshine and warm temps.



School is fine. Carolyn doing well with her tutor. And I'm in the most advanced class at the Institut, for some reason.
It's supposed to be beautiful on Sunday (before a huge storm on Monday). We're planning a hike to a hilltop restaurant. More later.


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Location:Quai de l'Amiral Ponchardier,Nice,France

Saturday morning market in Nice

Saturday morning. Not great weather, but at least it wasn't raining (much). So we took the bus into Nice, stopped at a wonderful patisserie/salon de thé for le petit dejeuner (Carolyn had a hankering for a cafe au lait and an almond croissant -- a pastry extravaganza with so much butter and almond paste that we were full until well into the afternoon). After breakfast we strolled down into the old city -- stopping at our favorite pasta shop to buy ravioli for the party we're having on Sunday for a bunch of friends returning to "L'Institut", as well as a great wine shop, a boulangerie (to get bread for lunch -- see below) and then to the famous outdoor market at Cours Salaya.  Then to a legendary confiserie -- a fancy candy shop -- called Auer.  Right out of the 19th century, they specialize in candied fruit, and amazing candy.  We forced ourselves to get some goodies and then went on home to enjoy the fruits of our labors for lunch.  Pics below.

First berries of the season -- from Spain

Candied fruits are a specialty in southern France

Sundried tomatoes, etc.

The flower market

Confiserie Auer

Remember the dream about getting locked in a candy store?

Dejeuner back at home