Another Rainy Day in Nice

Lycée Masséna

Rainy day, mostly drizzle. We didn’t yet have an umbrella, but based on past and present conditions, buying one had become a necessity. 

As we walk towards the Old Cty, we always pass by Lycée Maséna (local public high school). It’s a beautiful complex, with inlays of tiles around the windows and along the roofline. 

We went to Marché aux Fleurs as Monday is the antiques market. It’s fun to look around.  We bought a few small items before a thunderstorm threatened, so we ducked into Le Safari early—before noon. 

We weren’t ready for lunch, but of course needed to “buy” our seat, and CA suggested Kir. Which was quite pleasant. We sipped, slowly watching the deluge of rain and people seeking shelter. 

We eventually ordered lunch—an onion pizza with anchovies to share. But, “oignon” sounded like “Thon,” the French word for Tuna, so that’s what we got! Not bad. Then, for redemption, we ordered a Tarte Tatin (apple tart) to share. That was just so-so but was served with great vanilla ice cream. 

The skies had cleared and we wandered the market some more—buying an oil painting from 1949 (my birth year) of a fountain in St. Paul de Vence.