Nice walk...

Left hostel around 11am. Sarah had pulled nameso fo laine (wool) shops out of the phonebook. While sitting on edge of a fountain we reviewed a map and discovered several in the vecintiy. Three yarn stores later it's time for lunch. But first the toilets at Nice Etole-Nordstrom's on steroids. Picked up hamd and cheese and butter on bagettes with slice of flan for desert at snack counter there and ate it on marble bench at Place Massena. Then a definate downer at Handicap International event across the street raising awarness for victims of land mines. Next we're off to see the chateau. The long hard climb up uncountable steps puts us on the site of Nice's original count's townhouse-replaced now by a siovenier shop and one hell of a back drop for the 3 weddings we witnessed. Eventually bored with the view of the beach curving away west to the airport we heded down, past the jewish cemetary, into the maze of narrow streets in the old quarter for beer and tea at Antonia Cfe at the edge of the croweded little square in front of St. Bascus(?) church. Now sufficiently tired and a little cranky we head back to the hostel for some down time. We make note of an inviting resteruant to return to for dinner.

We won't be alone tonight. There are packs and clothes scattered about our room and an unconsicuous female corpse on one of the top bunks. A couple of quite showers and a computer fix we are off to dnner. Our chosen place turns out to be a German resturant with plates piled high with steaming sauerkraut toped with sausasge and pig knuckles. Oysters and seafood also a specility so I had a perfect whole grilled dorrey while the fish and I watched Sarha enjoy duck fois quais and salad neioise. Sarah hits the wall as we leanve so it's off to the hostel for bed. Two of our young roommates shortley arrive and I invite Michael to check out the bar around the corner. After jokes about getting permission from our wives we spend a perfect 2 hours drinking beer n a sidewalk table as the other boisterous customer finish their meals and we solve many of the world's problems from US and Austrailian points of view.

Of course that's 0ld news now. We have been in Genova for about 36 hours.