Sunday, April 10 and it’s midway through our trip. We left home 3 weeks ago today and we fly home 3 weeks from today. The time is flying by. We have been walking a lot, which has not done my foot any favors. The plan for today was to take it a bit easier and not walk so much. That was the plan anyway. The end result didn’t turn out that way.

We started the day by taking a tram, then a bus to Villefranche-Sur-Mer, a nice small town just east of Nice. It’s possible to walk there in about an hour, but remember, we were trying to give our feet a rest. Typically in France most things are closed on Sundays, so I was surprised to find as many things open as we did. Jim bought a Grand Prix hat and we ended up at a restaurant along the water to have a drink and enjoy the view. A young couple from South Africa, who were in Nice to celebrate their anniversary, sat down at the table next to us and we had a nice conversation with them. One thing I enjoy about traveling is meeting people from other parts of the world.

We took the train back to Nice. Once we were on the train Jim realized that the hat he had been wearing, which he had for years and loved, must have fallen onto the ground while we were waiting for the train. I insisted that we look for a replacement while we had time. Off we went on the quest to find another hat just like it. We eventually found a similar hat that will do for now. We had time for one last site to see, the Russian Orthodox Church. I couldn’t take pictures inside, but it was nothing like the cathedrals we’ve been seeing. It was very ornate and gilded in an entirely different way.

We walked back to the apartment and rested our feet for a little bit before going to dinner. Our “take it easy” day resulted in walking 19,500 steps and 8.2 miles. Tomorrow is our last day here.