Last Monday I arrived in Nice after a rather turbulent flight from Brussels. Fabien picked me up from the airport and from there we drove along the Côte d’Azur and across the border in Italy, stopping along the way in Monaco and Menton for a visit and a caffe. The drive was absolutely beautiful, right along the coast. In the evening we got to the apartment in Vallebona, Italy, where we will be staying for the next month.