A rainy afternoon in Nice

After finding Nice Gare de Sud (1), from which my train departs tomorrow, my intent was to explore Nice old town. Heavy rainfall dussuaded me. Thankfully, the rain let up in time for dinner and a stroll along Le Promenade des Anglais at the seaside (2). Planes appeared below the low clouds heading into the west wind to land at the seaside airport. On a headland further west, a lighthouse signaled two flashes every 8 seconds.

(1) Despite the name, (Nice South Station), the station is north of both central Nice and of the main railway station.

(2) Named after the traditional enemy of France (a) because the British expatriate community wintering in the city in the late 1800s paid for it.

(a) The French and English were at odds almost continuously from the Battle of Hastings (1066) to Waterloo (1815).

Water overflowing onto the sidewalk

A slightly drier Promenade des Anglais at dusk. The beach was closed due to the accidental release of untreated waste water.