At 10:57 this morning, the Cours Saleya in Nice was already pretty packed. The weather was nice, and many people came to what is undoubtedly one of the busiest places in town. There is a daily flower market, but vendors with wonderful Mediterranean accents also sell fruit, vegetables, spices, honey, olive oil, and other local products. From the row of buildings on the south side of the Cours Saleya, there is a flight of steps to access the roofs; whereas the gate on top is invariably closed, one nevertheless has a good view over the entire square and the Palais des rois Sard (Palace of the Sardinian Kings) where the Russia-EU summit took place on November 14 of last year. From here, we went to the Château, but that’s the topic of tomorrow's entry.