Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Close but no cigar!

Although the weather forecast was for rain, we only had a few drops, so today we took it easy and walked to the main shopping district. Barb is no longer the only woman in Nice without boots! She found a pair of black boots discounted in one of the local boutiques; compared to other boots I have seen, these are not too awful. But then, beauty (fashion) is in the eye of the beholder! We also purchased a real French Chef's knife and a cutting board since the implements in our apartment are somewhat lacking. The search for a coffee grinder continues, we looked thorough all 5 floors of the major shopping center Nicetoile, with several cuisine (kitchen) stores, without any luck. I finally got desperate and purchased a grinder (coarse) designed for spices but still too fine for coffee. Oh, what to do? Our coffee supply is running low except for the whole beans. We also visited the Museum of Natural History and the Palais Lascaris, which is a palatial home not far from our apartment that dates from the
1700's originally belonging to the Lascaris family, which were from the ruling family of Malta. Tomorrow, the beach! Supposed to be 68 degrees!

3 comments:

  1. Do you want me to mail you a coffee grinder? Or is the search half the fun?
    Send pictures of the cute boots.
    Bev

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  2. This sounds wonderful! How long are you staying there? I see you have an apartment? Have taken cooking classes? Thats the way to really enjoy a place...enjoy!
    Betsy

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  3. Have you tried buying fresh ground coffee? Just a thought...oh and I have the perfect shirt for Barb in the picture above with the title "Nice Beach". My shirts says, "you call me a beach like its a bad thing" hehe. Seriously, I LOVE the updates! Looks like you two are having an amazing time!!!

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