Aaron went out again for breakfast. Our morning goal was the Nice Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, which was a 20-minute walk from our hotel. The front of it is graced with a piece called The Square Head. Inside we saw a number of works by Arman, who is fast becoming a favorite of Aaron and myself.
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| On the way to the museum, we passed this unbearably charming bench. Nice! |
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| Arman |
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| Another Arman |
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| This dress is made entirely of recycled material. The body consists of water bottles, and the decoration is of woven and frayed plastic bags |
We had lunch at an outdoor café near the museum. We cut our time a little close and had to move along quickly to the hotel to pick up my suitcase so that I would make my train on time. We got to the station with only 5 minutes to spare. Fortunately my train was on Track A, so it was just a matter of stepping through the door and boarding. On the train, a young man was sitting in my seat, so I settled into another of the many empty ones in the train car. This lasted until Toulon, where a couple got on and indicated that I was in their seat. So I, in turn, ousted the young man from my seat. I don’t know where he moved to, but he left the car entirely.
I had a 20-minute layover in Marseilles, and our incoming train was a few minutes early, so I had time to grab some pasta with salmon, a couple of cookies and a small salad in the train station and I ate them on the train. Roger met me on the platform in Montpellier - I think he was really glad to see me!
It was so good to get home. The trip to Nice and the Côte d’Azur were good, but I really missed having someone who has a goal in mind when traveling, and knows what it is we are going to do, and with whom I have discussed activities to be had. This was not the case with my family, who spent too much time trying to figure out what everyone wanted to do.
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