We went to Nice today, and while my better half shopped for things that I found somewhat less than totally enthralling (a quilted bedspread and a birthday present for a colleague), I spent a little over an hour walking around town. For the first time in several days, it wasn’t raining; at times, one could even observe a timid sun peeking out from behind the clouds. Consequently, the streets and stores were pretty crowded. If one takes the time to explore the quiet streets (here the Rue de Longchamp) one can find amazingly beautiful havens of piece and quiet amid the hustle and bustle of the shopping areas. For aficionados of Google Earth, the coordinates of this place (for entering into the program’s “Fly To” box) are  43°41'56.25"N,   7°16'2.63"E -- enjoy the trip!