Settling In

Arrived in Nice yesterday to hot-n-sticky weather. It's the perfect cure for San Francisco fog! A little overcast today, and not so oven-like. Honey appreciated that, as she has yet to acclimate to summer in the Mediterranean.

The apartment we rented is in a working-class neighborhood near the port. Lots of retirees, some young families, a handful of gay folks, a few immigrants, and hardly a tourist in sight; a nice mix of locals on a budget. We fit right in and feel very much at home.

Here's a video tour, filmed by the Ray and Kim, the apartment's owners:



This is our fourth long-term rental in Nice, and we're thinking we might like this place the best. It's spacious, nicely decorated, has oodles of conveniences (especially for the digitally inclined: tons of TV channels (TCM and BBC World News? Heaven!), free phone calls to the U.S. and Europe, an iMac with wireless keyboard + mouse, and Wi-Fi throughout the place). I'm a geek in paradise. Even newshound Vince appreciates having access to cable news channels.

The only thing missing: a salad spinner. At least, we couldn't find it. Come to think of it, none of the places we've rented have had one. We've bought one every time we've stayed in Nice. Hello, Salade Nicoise, anyone?

So that was today's adventure: buying a salad spinner. And we picked up this salad bowl while we were at it. It was just too ugly to pass up! Bon appetit!