Nice is Nice

We got into Nice late yesterday afternoon and checking to the Hotel West End across the street from the beach right in the middle of the Promenade de Anglais - that's the Ocean Ave. of Nice. We walked down the coast a bit and got a rather dissapointing dinner (our first truly bad meal) at a french cafe but then we got a recommendation to go to a cuban restaurant/bar a few blocks away that was terrific. They had a live cuban band and dancing and by the time we left the place was packed and hopping!

This morning I slept in and now we are on our way to Cannes to check out the film festival goings on and to have lunch with an aquaintance of Carolyn's. Nice is a resort town that manages to be casual and snooty at the same time - leave that one to the French.

Tomorrow we may stop in Monte Carlo on the way to Milan. I am really looking forward to getting back to Italy.