Carnival, Almost

I had every intention of meeting up with the Meet Up People to go in a group to photograph the last night of Carnival. It had been raining all day and about 36 degrees. I got all bundled up and went into old Nice early. I had found a restaurant that I wanted to go to. I planned on eating first and meeting them at 7. I got into Nice, parked and walked over to the area where the restaurants are and wouldn't you know it, the restaurant was closed...private party.
I will go there eventually, it looks really nice.
So I wandered around and found myself at my old standard place Phil , which was surprisingly open. I ordered socca and wine. I wanted lasagna, but they did not have it. I sat down at a table and what do I hear next to me, American accents. So I struck up a conversation with a really nice couple from Pennsylvania that is living in Rome. The husband is a history teacher and is on a transfer program. They have been taking weekend trips to various locations. They picked a crappy weekend to come to Nice. 2 days of miserable weather.
Anyway we got to talking about Italy and the time went by and suddenly, it was 7:30 and I missed the group.

Socca Under the Heat Lamps

Hell!