Dog tired and pigeon poop

That's what I am today-dog tired! With just one day to do Nice, I started out early. Throughout most of Europe, most museums are closed on Monday. Here in Nice, some of them close on Tuesday. Such was the case of two of the ones I wanted to visit but that was good in the long run because it allowed time for two other galleries that turned out to be free today so it was a double good thing. I skipped the paid tours so I didn't get a thorough history of the city but if you've been with me for other parts of this trip you know that I don't remember the history all that well anyway. I do know that the castle that was on Castle Hill was destroyed in 1706. What's up there now is all late 18th and 19th century bits and pieces put in place to be tourist attraction really and I didn't count the steps all the way to the top but the path is built with a gently slope lots of switch backs and short risers so the hike up is actually quite pleasant and there are lots of stops for panoramic views along the way. All that makes up for the fact that the museum isn't open anymore.

OK, so Nice wasn't quite as nice as I thought it was on mt first impression but I still like it better than I like Marseille and the info from the TI is way better. An excellent reason to return to this area is that Nice offers a great starting point for other adventures like hiking or Mt. biking in the Alps.

Oh, the pigeon poop part-I stood too long in one spot as I was perusing my city map and a pigeon zeroed in and scored a direct hit on me! Thats the second time in my travels something like this has happened. The last time it was a blue footed booby and that was 28 years ago in the Galapagos Islands but that's a whole 'nother deal.