Took the longest possible route to Nice following closely the coastline. It is just so spectacular.

For swimming I recommend the beaches around Antibes and cap Antibes. Cleaner, better graded and well used by swimmers. Also a particularly nice view.

To get a scale of the tourist trade consider the ride today. Just over forty km with almost all of it beach. Some areas are packed as in Cannes, a few areas are just crowded and a very few places with a density more comfortable for Americans. Forty km of just those on the beach sunning or swimming. Some multiple of that population is not at the beach.

For lunch in Nice I had a salad nicoise. It had no potatoes or green beans. Red peppers and all the rest. Discussed this with the server. This is the true Nice version he explained. I then asked another patron, next table, who agreed with the server. Afterwards I mentioned this to the manager of the hotel I am staying at. Same story. Green beans and potatoes added for the tourists, not the way it is done here. Mor research required?

Dinner: the old port. Paella, fruit de mar, 40 minute wait, worth it. Have been looking forward to Paella here. Had it before and remembered it as special. Need a better naming palate as many of the readers have to explain what makes it so special here. Certainly it is the seafood in the sauce, the fine olive oil, citron,saffron and other spices I can't name. Once again I will remember this as my favorite paella.

So ends this adventure. Time to come home. Will do so Wednesday.

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