Nice & The Côte d'Azur, France

Intermission

I sit on a beach of surf-smoothed pebbles, as the rhythmically crashing tide stretches further up towards me with each passing minute. There are no other sounds at all, just the gently pulsing infinity of waves following waves.



I stroll along the ruins of the ancient la Colline du Château, gazing through the remnants of the decimated stone structure at the shimmering sea far below. Faint clouds appear as long smudges across the sky, and soon vanish.



I traipse through the arid Jardin Exotique Panorama - cactus gardens that pinnacle the lofty village of Eze. A warm wind whips about me, swirling off into the deep sapphire forever of endless sky and sea.



I sip some delightfully sweet nameless apéritif at a bustling seaside restaurant. The mesmerizing beat of the Mediterranean at sunset has stolen from me the memories of what I ordered for dinner. It's arrival becomes all the more exciting.



I walk the beach well past midnight. I sleep into the day. Time slows way down.



I extend my stay another night. The water outside my window sparkles in the sunlight.