Sunday, October 09, 2005
Day 1: Saturday (Dad wrote)

We had a long, crowded flight on British Airways from Boston to London. The flight was packed and we had no leg room at all. I sat in a window seat and Mom was in the middle. The guy who was on the aisle went to sleep before we were even in the air and so it was impossible to get up and walk around.
Oh well, at least we had some movies to watch (anyone recognize this one?)
Finally, the sun came up and we landed in London.
We got to spend 2 hours in the London Airport going form one line to the next. At least we had a nutritious breakfast of chocolate and Hula Hoops. Remember them from our trip to London?
Finally, we got on the plane to Nice. We slept the whole way and woke up just in time to see the ocean (the Mediterranean) where we would be staying.
We got out passports stamped and took a taxi to the hotel. It had an interesting elevator, have you ever been on floor 0? (maybe the elevator designer was a computer scientist at heart!)
Anyway, it was 75 degrees and gorgeous in Nice. We went out for a long walk; this beach is across the street form our hotel.
Everyone was out; there were lots of shops and open-air markets. Even a guy playing his accordion! We had lunch at a nice little café. Mom had a salad and I had an omelet on a big baguette (French bread). It was yummy, and we even had a little wine to go with it.
After a late lunch, we walked around some more and took pictures of all the cool alleys in the old city. Finally, we came back to the hotel for nap.
When we woke up, it was dark outside. We wandered around and found a nice restaurant for dinner. I had fish and Mom had Steak Frites. Guess what that is?
For dessert we had some gelato and then went to sleep after a long day (or was it two days?)
Here is the view from our hotel room.