We spent our first day in Nice hanging out at her grandparents and exploring the waterfront. This picture is taken from the balcony off their living room window. Their apartment is literally one block from the sea!
1 block frok from her grandparents is the Promenade des Anglais, a beautiful promenade along the coast.
We went onto the beach and I touched the Mediterranean Sea! A couple days later I swam in it for a couple minutes, but it was still a bit too cold for swimming. Notice that the beach is entirely covered in rocks? None of the beaches have sand on them, except the ones you have to pay to use.
Further down the road, the promenade is renamed the Quai des Etats Unis (streets change name every few blocks in France!) in honor of America's decision to become involved in the two world wars. In fact, I saw a lot of streets named after Woodrow Wilson (US pres during WW1) and FDR (US Pres during WW2)
In the evening Sarah's Aunt Sylvia and her husband Michel joined us for dinner at the grandparents. It was fabulous! Here's a picture of Sylvia with Dora, who is affectionately called "Mamy" by her grandchildren.
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