This evening at 7:51 I caught this couple climbing up the stairs from the bus terminal to the Voie Rapide near the station in Cannes. Both are enjoying an ice cream, a surefire way to know that summer is upon us or at least on its way. In the course of trying to find out some information about ice cream, I ran across a Wikipedia article which, among other things, mentioned that “In 62 AD, the Roman emperor Nero sent slaves to the Apennine mountains to collect snow to be flavored with honey and nuts.” Well, 1947 years later, we can luckily dispense with this routine; I would sure hate to have to send my slaves on a long journey just to get dessert! It’s much, much easier to just buy the stuff a one of the many ice cream parlors in town. Bon appétit!