Nice- Finally Here…

I have wanting to plan a trip to Southern France for a while now.. somehow it took a while, I guess I had other places to visit :-).. but I am here now and am absolutely thrilled. Paris is always a thrill to visit but it is nice to see other parts of France. First of all the landing was absolutely gorgeous!! We could see the yellow lined buildings by the ocean waiting to be explored. We got to our hotel pretty quickly, unpacked and went exploring into the old part of town. We walked towards cours saleya, a pedestrian street/square filled with restaurants and vendors. My daughter unfortunately caught a cold a day after we reached Paris and was ready to sit down and relax- so we stopped at a cafe/bar and indulged in some wine and beer. This area is known for its Rose, so I had to try a glass.. and of course it was delicious!   We sat there for a while and did a bit of people watching! My daughter wanted to call it an evening so we went back to our hotel and rested for a bit and decided to visit the hotel bar for some munchies… well, it was our lucky day as they had just received a batch of delicious oysters!! Yay… I absolutely love oysters and was looking forward to having some while in this area. These were perfect tasting- not too huge and very sweet. They tasted super fresh. We ordered some and some delicious Rose wine.. I think I might just stick to Rose for the rest of the trip.. maybe some sparkling as well…
We also ordered some delicious scallops that came with some diced tomatoes, pine nuts and olives… They also tasted sweet and very fresh. We are here in Nice for the next three days and plan to explore lots of little towns and of course lots of yummy cuisine along the way and I can’t forget all the wine, ice cream, chocolate… and the list goes on…