whySquared: Nice

J'étais à Nice en France pour deux semaines. Le temps était trop chaud et je n'ai pas aller à la plage pendant la jour. Pendant la jour, j'ai visité les musées. Les bons musées comprennent le musée Matisse, le musée national Marc Chagall et le musée d'Art moderne et d'Art contemporain. Les musées de Nice sont gratuits - fantastique!

La plage

I could not understand everyone's fascination with the beach. There is no doubt the water is clear and clean. However, it would be scorching hot during mid-day (easily more than 34°C), with hot stones on the beach and people still flock to the beach. Consequently, it seems completely acceptable to look lobster red, or worse, orange (come on, we really have to come to terms that not all of us tan nicely). With the beach as Nice's main draw, flip-flops seem completely acceptable in most restaurants. Any tubey wear goes - tube top, tiny-too-short tube dress, long flowy tube dress. So are tiny shorts and too much skin. Why, people, why?

Softer light at sunset

During the summer, Prom Party takes place at the beach on several nights, where bands play on the promenade. 15 August was Assomption, a public holiday which the French celebrates the catholic belief that Virgin Mary's body and spirit ascend to heaven. On that day, in addition to the usual Prom Party, there was a treat of 20 minutes of fireworks on the sea.

Les musées

The museums in Nice are mostly free. It is a pity there are not very crowded. I like the musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain (Modern and Contemporary Art Museum) for its collection, the building and views from the building. The building, a tetrapod, was designed by Yves Bayard and Henri Vidal. There are four square towers with no windows on the exterior. (Source: http://www.mamac-nice.org). The interior facade of the building is all glass. Glass footbridges which provide natural light and 360° views of the city connect the towers.

Exterior

Interior

MAMAC rooftop

Across from MAMAC, there is a building which looks like a grey square box and a neck - this is a sculpture by Sacha Sosno and houses a public library below.