Wednesday, September 19th 2018

Decided to hang out in Nice today. Didn’t sleep very well as the air conditioner in my bedroom did a loud buzzing noise about every 4 minutes all night. Turns out there is some kind of pump to remove the condensate. Anyway, if I turn the living room one on strong and leave the bedroom one off, it shouldn’t continue. Very poor design, since there is a drain pipe down the side of the building that could be tapped into anyway. I went to the flower market this morning, which didn’t really have much going on, but a few booths and the usual food things. Not nearly up to a Saturday market in Arles. Then it was onto the bus to head for the Matisse museum. There was a display comparing and contrasting Matisse and Picasso. The museum was more about Matisse than a display of his work, although there were some. Very interesting comparison. I’ll run some photos of the work side by side. After that, off to the Chagall museum, with stop for lunch Chez Mireille, that only does Paella, two types, and has been in business since 1946. Way too much paella, but tasty and fresh, then to the Chagall museum. Lots of biblical themes. After that, back to the apartment to do some arranging for Marseille. Got an AirBnB, got a train ticket, good to go. Then, off to climb the big hill that overlooks Nice. Got some nice photos, and there is a convenient elevator to take you down to the waterfront. The beach is pretty much all rocks, so not particularly inviting.