"This week in Nice..."
Paris-Nice Final StageI made sure to buy a copy of Nice-Matin, the local newspaper, each Wednesday because it has the weekly calendar of events. One highlight was the final stage of the famous Paris-Nice professional cycling race. It's called "'the race to the sun," which was pretty ironic on a cold, windy, rainy Sunday in March. Despite the weather, I couldn't miss the chance to go see the departure and arrival back on the Quai Etats-Unis about four hours later. It was kind of hard to balance the umbrella and sketchbook.; Almost dropped both when Team Radio Shack's Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Kloden (who would finish 2nd) lined up right next to me. |
The Harmony OrchestraAnother event I found listed was a free weekly concert at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, aka Our Lady of the Port, three blocks from the apartment, so a natural on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Loved that the group was called the "Harmony Orchestra."
|
Aging Rhymes with PleasureThe highlight of local events, though, was attending a lecture at the Mediterranean University Center (CUM) by a Nicoise psychologist. Couldn't resist, as the title of the talk was how aging (vieillir) should rhyme with pleasure (plaisir). Claudine asked us to say 'bonjour' to our neighbors, and though I ably followed that instruction, kept my head down, fearing I'd get busted for not good enough French. It was SRO, but I got a good seat as I monitored arrivals while sketched the building from across La Prom. |
susankmiller.net | sklog home | previous | next © Copyright 2011 Susan K. Miller. All Rights Reserved. |