More photos of sunshine

Today has been beautiful weather - we ate lunch on the beach today and went for a walk to St Jean-Cap Ferrat, and then I was even productive and wrote more of my story sitting in the last of the afternoon sunshine. There were even people swimming - mad people, undoubtedly, but still. And the most adorable pair of little girls, who were playing ukaleles.

Lots of photos below, because I know you all can't possibly be sick of them yet ;-) I decided I couldn't take a photo of the people, but there's several photos of a dog who also decided swimming was a good idea, and some birds who were singing incredibly noisily, and fish. Who were at least quiet, and have an excuse for swimming.

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Blue, wet, salty - I live by the sea

The sea is warm. And it has fish in it! (To everyone in Nice, and perhaps everyone reading this, this is probably like pointing out that water is wet. For someone who's just moved from Brighton, where neither warmth nor living sea creatures are at all a given, it's amazing!)

I have a new, purple hat, too, but the photos are upstairs, so you'll have to wait to see it. And I took some photos which might turn out well of Nice's old town this evening (while waiting - and waiting, and waiting... - for dinner. Crap service, nice scenery - almost balanced. But not quite.) But the colours were spectacular - not sure they'll come through properly on the photos...

Tomorrow we should (assuming it's been built) get the keys to our flat. Hopefully. Though that our landlady hasn't rung us to confirm is slightly concerning. We're also getting a bank account tomorrow afternoon, assuming the bank like us enough to allow us to pay them for the privilege.

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